YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $40.73.

YPF has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,314,000 after purchasing an additional 230,001 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Systrade AG increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 80.0% in the fourth quarter. Systrade AG now owns 45,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,913,000 after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the period. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $213,000. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $206,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 3.9 %

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $31.79 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.06, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $33.99 and its 200 day moving average is $35.58. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.