YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the five brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $46.00.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. UBS Group raised their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Zacks Research raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.60, for a total transaction of $149,548.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $610.40. This trade represents a 99.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. VR Advisory Services Ltd grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.9% during the third quarter. VR Advisory Services Ltd now owns 3,605,533 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $87,578,000 after buying an additional 200,000 shares during the last quarter. North of South Capital LLP boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,670,378 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $60,401,000 after purchasing an additional 50,395 shares in the last quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,972,000. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 125.2% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 651,384 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $15,822,000 after purchasing an additional 362,155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 161.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 568,507 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $17,880,000 after purchasing an additional 350,842 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $50.43 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $47.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.12. The firm has a market cap of $19.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.49 and a beta of 1.24. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $22.82 and a 1 year high of $57.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.04 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%. Analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.66 earnings per share for the current year.

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.