YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $41.6667.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on YPF. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 5.2%

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $41.54 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.69 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.87. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $22.82 and a 52 week high of $42.60.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($1.67) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.77 by ($2.44). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 4.48% and a negative return on equity of 0.26%. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.14 million. Analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 194.9% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,898,315 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $154,052,000 after acquiring an additional 3,237,154 shares during the last quarter. VR Advisory Services Ltd grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.9% in the third quarter. VR Advisory Services Ltd now owns 3,605,533 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $87,578,000 after purchasing an additional 200,000 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 55.7% during the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,379,408 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $106,282,000 after purchasing an additional 1,208,440 shares during the period. Ping Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 36.1% during the third quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,017,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $48,993,000 after purchasing an additional 534,800 shares during the period. Finally, North of South Capital LLP lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,670,378 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $60,401,000 after purchasing an additional 50,395 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE: YPF) is an integrated oil and gas company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company’s primary businesses encompass upstream exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, midstream transportation and storage, and downstream refining and distribution. YPF operates several major refineries and a nationwide network of service stations, supplying fuels, lubricants, and petrochemical products to both retail and industrial customers.

Founded in 1922 as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales, YPF was the world’s first state‐owned oil company.