YPF Sociedad Anonima’s (YPF) Hold (C) Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings reiterated their hold (c) rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.60.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF opened at $26.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.55. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a one year low of $22.82 and a one year high of $47.43. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.62 billion, a PE ratio of 8.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.72.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.43). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%.The firm had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 million. On average, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH now owns 60,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,887,000 after purchasing an additional 30,000 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 92.0% during the 1st quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 34,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,221,000 after purchasing an additional 16,707 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 24.7% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,179,942 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $41,345,000 after buying an additional 233,983 shares during the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter worth about $411,000. Finally, Ping Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 88.9% in the second quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,482,200 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $46,615,000 after buying an additional 697,600 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.