YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Price Down 2.6%

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)’s share price was down 2.6% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $20.26 and last traded at $20.45. Approximately 585,165 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 74% from the average daily volume of 2,274,676 shares. The stock had previously closed at $20.99.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on YPF shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.00 to $22.90 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 17th. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $20.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $10.50 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $21.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.68. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 20.70% and a negative net margin of 5.78%. The company had revenue of $4.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.16 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.12 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hennessy Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 44.0% in the first quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 389,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $7,712,000 after purchasing an additional 119,000 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $1,234,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 914.9% in the fourth quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 124,222 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,113,000 after purchasing an additional 111,982 shares during the period. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth $14,576,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at about $1,077,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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.