YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $44.50 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $46.00.

YPF has been the topic of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $55.51 on Wednesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $56.15. The stock has a market cap of $21.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -53.37 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.94. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.54.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.20. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 2.16% and a positive return on equity of 1.11%. The business had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.04 billion. As a group, research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

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

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 488.3% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares during the last quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $59,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.8% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,034 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 2,598 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.