YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the five analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $46.00.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on YPF. Zacks Research lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Morgan Stanley upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, July 5th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th.

Insider Activity

In other YPF Sociedad Anónima news, CEO Horacio Daniel Marin purchased 2,840 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $46.35 per share, with a total value of $131,634.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,273,145.55. The trade was a 3.18% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Matias Osvaldo Farina purchased 8,875 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $45.22 per share, with a total value of $401,327.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 55,687 shares in the company, valued at $2,518,166.14. This trade represents a 18.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 11,792 shares of company stock valued at $537,153.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter worth approximately $561,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.0% during the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,087 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 17.3% in the second quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 58,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,000,000 after acquiring an additional 8,711 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 161.2% in the second 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 acquiring an additional 350,842 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.2% in the second quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 317,889 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after acquiring an additional 15,760 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF stock opened at $50.27 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.73. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $22.82 and a 1 year high of $57.49. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $48.90 and a 200 day moving average of $42.57. The company has a market cap of $19.77 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.34 and a beta of 1.28.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.04 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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.