YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Short Interest Update

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) saw a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,370,000 shares, an increase of 25.6% from the March 15th total of 3,480,000 shares. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,080,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.6 %

NYSE:YPF traded up $0.51 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $33.00. 1,411,002 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,123,295. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $34.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.67, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its 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). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted 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 during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in 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 period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew 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 period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.73.

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.