YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Trading Down 7.3% – What’s Next?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)’s stock price dropped 7.3% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $33.63 and last traded at $33.53. Approximately 1,484,797 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 30% from the average daily volume of 2,108,440 shares. The stock had previously closed at $36.18.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price objective (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $38.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.76. The stock has a market cap of $13.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.02, a PEG 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.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $144,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.