Wall Street Zen Downgrades YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) to Buy

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Sunday.

Several other research firms also recently commented on YPF. Weiss Ratings raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.00.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE YPF opened at $44.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $17.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.64 and a beta of 1.28. The business’s fifty day moving average is $48.19 and its 200 day moving average is $41.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $22.82 and a twelve month high of $57.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.20. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%.The company had revenue of $5.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.04 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. VR Advisory Services Ltd increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.9% in 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 purchasing an additional 200,000 shares during the last quarter. North of South Capital LLP lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 3.1% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Oaktree Capital Management LP purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,972,000. UBS Group AG grew its stake 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 worth $15,822,000 after buying an additional 362,155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $17,880,000 after buying an additional 350,842 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.