YPF Sociedad Anonima’s (YPF) Hold (C) Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings reaffirmed their hold (c) rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) in a report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other research analysts have also commented on YPF. Zacks Research lowered YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.70.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Down 0.6%

YPF opened at $26.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $10.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.72. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $22.82 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $29.14 and a 200 day moving average of $31.74.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.43). The company had revenue of $3.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 million. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%. As a group, research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 100.0% in the second quarter. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH now owns 60,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,887,000 after buying an additional 30,000 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 3,099.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 70,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,479,000 after buying an additional 68,535 shares in the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 92.0% in the first quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 34,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,221,000 after buying an additional 16,707 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 191.0% in the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,382,000 after buying an additional 100,820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 24.7% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,179,942 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $41,345,000 after buying an additional 233,983 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.