Analysts Set YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) PT at $46.00

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the five research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $46.00.

YPF has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $49.73 on Thursday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $57.49. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.71. The company has a market capitalization of $19.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.82 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.04 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%. Analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at YPF Sociedad Anónima

In other news, CEO Horacio Daniel Marin purchased 2,840 shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $46.35 per share, with a total value of $131,634.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,273,145.55. The trade was a 3.18% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Matias Osvaldo Farina purchased 8,875 shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $45.22 per share, with a total value of $401,327.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 55,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,518,166.14. This represents a 18.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders bought 11,792 shares of company stock worth $537,153.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Oaktree Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter worth $40,972,000. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter valued at $21,585,000. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 125.2% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 651,384 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $15,822,000 after acquiring an additional 362,155 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 161.2% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 568,507 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $17,880,000 after acquiring an additional 350,842 shares during the period. Finally, Candriam S.C.A. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 202.0% in the first quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 444,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $20,522,000 after purchasing an additional 297,000 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.