YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $60.33

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat 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 price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $60.33.

YPF has been the subject of several research reports. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, August 17th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $61.50 to $66.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,934 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 14.6% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,994 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $100,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sapient Capital LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $210,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $49.18 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.88 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.72. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $32.32 and a 12-month high of $57.87. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $51.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.02.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $0.81. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 10.86% and a net margin of 3.60%. The firm had revenue of $6.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.99 billion. Equities analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.45 earnings per share for the current year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima is an integrated energy company based in Argentina and one of the country’s principal oil and gas producers. The company explores for, develops and produces crude oil and natural gas, with operations that include both conventional and unconventional resources. YPF is also a major participant in the development of the Vaca Muerta shale formation in the Neuquén Basin.

Through its downstream operations, YPF refines crude oil and markets fuels, lubricants and other petroleum products.