Brokerages Set YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Target Price at $42.02

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $42.02.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,548,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% during the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $67,500,000 after buying an additional 467,793 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $298,000. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 24.9% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 983,901 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $41,826,000 after acquiring an additional 196,037 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth $522,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF opened at $35.94 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.14 billion, a PE ratio of 18.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. On average, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.