YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)’s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $30.03, but opened at $35.00. YPF Sociedad Anónima shares last traded at $34.08, with a volume of 2,007,993 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 14.3 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market cap of $13.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $34.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.13.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position 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 worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised 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 valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.