YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.02 EPS

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.02, Zacks reports. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%.The business had revenue of $3.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.55 billion.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima stock traded down $0.22 during trading on Friday, hitting $36.30. The stock had a trading volume of 2,128,455 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,292,019. The business has a fifty day moving average of $28.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.56. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The firm has a market cap of $14.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.71, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.55.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on YPF shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anonima presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 7,696.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,796 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 7,696 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the first quarter valued at $561,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 26.0% during the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,087 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 17.3% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 58,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,000,000 after acquiring an additional 8,711 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 317,889 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after acquiring an additional 15,760 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.