YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Gap Down – Here’s What Happened

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $37.22, but opened at $35.65. YPF Sociedad Anónima shares last traded at $37.14, with a volume of 479,628 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Citigroup lowered 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 report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 0.2 %

The business has a 50-day moving average price of $41.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market cap of $14.61 billion, a PE ratio of 18.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,145,571 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $91,208,000 after purchasing an additional 450,935 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 292.4% during the fourth quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $71,745,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257,616 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $67,500,000 after purchasing an additional 467,793 shares in the last quarter. Finally, North of South Capital LLP grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the fourth quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $52,584,000 after purchasing an additional 191,486 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.