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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPFGet Free Report) was downgraded by investment analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on YPF. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, January 25th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $10.50 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $18.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.10.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF stock opened at $19.48 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.66 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.81 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $18.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.07. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $9.57 and a 1-year high of $22.27.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 260.4% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 313,202 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,513,000 after buying an additional 226,287 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 31.0% in the first quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 55,621 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 13,170 shares during the last quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 40.1% in the first quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 46,841 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $240,000 after buying an additional 13,400 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 359.9% in the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 79,111 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 61,911 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,543,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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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.

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