YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $33.05 and traded as high as $37.98. YPF Sociedad Anonima shares last traded at $37.4350, with a volume of 870,953 shares.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on YPF. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anonima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.67.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Up 0.3%

The stock has a market capitalization of $14.72 billion, a PE ratio of -31.72 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $36.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.04.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anonima

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter worth $561,000. Mutual Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the second quarter valued at about $259,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 16.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 73,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,323,000 after purchasing an additional 10,336 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,157.2% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 1,759 shares during the period. Finally, AdvisorShares Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 19.1% in the second quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 50,978 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,603,000 after purchasing an additional 8,177 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.