YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the seven brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat 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 $25.94.

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.50 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of 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, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $25.50 on Tuesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $9.57 and a fifty-two week high of $26.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.03 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.81. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $23.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.81.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. On average, equities analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter worth $1,077,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth $1,179,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 307.2% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 639,116 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $12,655,000 after purchasing an additional 482,178 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth $270,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth $6,890,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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.