Analysts Set YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Target Price at $25.94

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $26.09.

Several analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Claro Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 18,555 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $367,000 after acquiring an additional 1,226 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter worth about $382,000. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter worth about $368,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,179,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 31.5% in the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 130,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,588,000 after buying an additional 31,300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $24.51 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of $9.64 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.70, a P/E/G ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.81. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $9.57 and a 12 month high of $26.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $23.37 and a 200-day moving average of $21.86.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 4.57% and a positive return on equity of 22.86%. The firm had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. As a group, equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.34 EPS for the current year.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.