YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Short Interest Update

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,540,000 shares, an increase of 27.2% from the May 15th total of 5,140,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,160,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anonima to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.30.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter worth about $243,000. North of South Capital LLP boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $52,584,000 after acquiring an additional 191,486 shares during the period. LWM Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth about $492,000. Fourth Sail Capital LP acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth about $5,667,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth about $2,513,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of YPF opened at $35.30 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $33.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.85. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.