YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the six brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $41.6667.

Several analysts have weighed in on YPF shares. Zacks Research raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 0.2%

NYSE:YPF opened at $35.95 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $35.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.16. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52-week low of $22.82 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market cap of $14.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.44.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.53) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($1.35). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a negative net margin of 2.45% and a positive return on equity of 2.88%. The firm had revenue of $4.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.55 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased 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 valued at $41,345,000 after purchasing an additional 233,983 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 96.4% during the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 13,784 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $483,000 after buying an additional 6,767 shares during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,933.0% in the 1st quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 150,221 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,264,000 after acquiring an additional 142,832 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 23.0% in the 1st quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $72,722,000 after acquiring an additional 387,674 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,170,968 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $76,071,000 after acquiring an additional 25,397 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Company Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE: YPF) is an integrated oil and gas company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company’s primary businesses encompass upstream exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, midstream transportation and storage, and downstream refining and distribution. YPF operates several major refineries and a nationwide network of service stations, supplying fuels, lubricants, and petrochemical products to both retail and industrial customers.

Founded in 1922 as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales, YPF was the world’s first state‐owned oil company.