YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.06 EPS

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.06, Zacks reports. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

NYSE YPF traded down $0.22 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $36.30. The company had a trading volume of 2,128,455 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,292,019. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $14.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.72. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.56.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on YPF. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.60.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anonima

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 7,696.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,796 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 7,696 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter valued at approximately $561,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 26.0% during the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,087 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 17.3% during the second quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 58,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,000,000 after buying an additional 8,711 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.2% during the second quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 317,889 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after buying an additional 15,760 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.