YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Price Target Raised to $25.60 at The Goldman Sachs Group

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) had its price target increased by The Goldman Sachs Group from $22.90 to $25.60 in a research report released on Thursday morning, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a report on Thursday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $18.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a report on Tuesday, May 28th. Finally, Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a buy rating to a neutral rating and upped their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $24.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $22.18.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $19.98 on Thursday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $9.57 and a 12-month high of $24.76. The stock has a market cap of $7.86 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.80 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The business’s 50 day moving average is $20.87 and its 200-day moving average is $19.71.

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. 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%. Equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2,877.9% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,051,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $18,077,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016,286 shares during the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at about $14,576,000. RWC Asset Management LLP bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $10,745,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 307.2% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 639,116 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $12,655,000 after purchasing an additional 482,178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $7,471,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.