StockNews.com Lowers YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) to Hold

StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning.

YPF has been the subject of several other reports. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a neutral rating to a buy rating and set a $20.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an underweight rating to an equal weight rating and increased their price target for the stock from $10.50 to $22.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a neutral rating to a buy rating and increased their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $20.58.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $19.07 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.69 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $18.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $16.09. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $9.57 and a 12 month high of $22.27.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 6th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.95 by ($0.95). The firm had revenue of $4.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.47 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 7.58% and a positive return on equity of 17.33%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.14 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 8,333.3% in the second quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 5,060 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter worth about $88,000. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 110.1% in the first quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,463 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 4,959 shares during the period. Finally, FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $110,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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, natural gas, and NGLs. The company's downstream operations include the refining, marketing, and distribution of oil and petroleum products, as well as petroleum derivatives, such as petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, non-fossil fuels, biofuels, and related components; and production of hydrocarbons electric power.