YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $41.6667.

A number of research analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $43.79 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -20.75 and a beta of 1.30. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $22.82 and a one year high of $48.96.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($1.67) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($2.44). The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 million. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 4.48% and a negative return on equity of 0.26%. Sell-side analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other YPF Sociedad Anónima news, VP Marcelo Gustavo Aldeco sold 12,719 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.61, for a total value of $554,675.59. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 101 shares in the company, valued at $4,404.61. This represents a 99.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.60, for a total value of $149,548.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 14 shares in the company, valued at $610.40. This trade represents a 99.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 55.7% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,379,408 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $106,282,000 after acquiring an additional 1,208,440 shares during the period. Ping Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 36.1% during the third quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,017,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $48,993,000 after purchasing an additional 534,800 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 125.2% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 651,384 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $15,822,000 after purchasing an additional 362,155 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 161.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 568,507 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $17,880,000 after purchasing an additional 350,842 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth $6,257,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.