YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $42.02.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.2 %

YPF opened at $35.47 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The company has a market cap of $13.95 billion, a PE ratio of 17.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company has a 50 day moving average of $36.67 and a 200 day moving average of $34.74.

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

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.