YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $32.25 and traded as high as $34.99. YPF Sociedad Anonima shares last traded at $34.4890, with a volume of 1,155,390 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anonima presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.67.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $35.79 and a 200 day moving average of $32.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -29.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 1.48.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $4.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.55 billion. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a positive return on equity of 2.88% and a negative net margin of 2.45%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anonima

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Global Trust Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 488.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,123 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 2nd quarter valued at about $57,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,157.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 1,759 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leuthold Group LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 2nd quarter worth about $229,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.