YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $22.18.

YPF has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $20.00 to $24.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $18.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 28th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $19.68 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.69 and a beta of 1.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $21.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $9.57 and a 12-month high of $24.76.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.68. The business had revenue of $4.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.16 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 20.70% and a negative net margin of 5.78%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $229,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 55.1% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 535,361 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $9,203,000 after purchasing an additional 190,098 shares in the last quarter. Glenorchy Capital Ltd bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $3,978,000. RWC Asset Management LLP purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $10,745,000. Finally, Todd Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.7% during the 4th quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 230,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $3,962,000 after buying an additional 24,100 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.