YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $42.02 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $42.02.

YPF has been the subject of several research reports. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $35.94 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.57. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. As a group, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.