YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $26.50.
YPF has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. J P Morgan Chase & Co reiterated an “underweight” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a report on Tuesday, May 2nd. Credit Suisse Group restated a “market perform” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research note on Friday, April 14th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 6th. BidaskClub lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, June 16th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 2nd.
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rational Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the second quarter worth $136,000. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 49.0% in the first quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 7,125 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $172,000 after buying an additional 2,343 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the first quarter worth $210,000. United Capital Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the first quarter worth $225,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the second quarter worth $246,000. 30.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) traded down 1.74% during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $19.73. The company had a trading volume of 302,957 shares. The company has a 50-day moving average of $21.54 and a 200-day moving average of $22.89. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $15.00 and a 12 month high of $26.48. The company’s market capitalization is $7.71 billion.
The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 6th were given a dividend of $0.073 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 3rd. YPF Sociedad Anonima’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1.40%.
About YPF Sociedad Anonima
YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is an energy company. The Company is operating a fully integrated oil and gas chain. The Company operates through the segments, including Exploration and Production, Downstream, and Corporate and Other. The Company’s Exploration and Production segment includes exploration and production activities, natural gas and crude oil purchases, sales of natural gas, and to a lesser extent crude oil, to third parties and intersegment sales of crude oil, natural gas and its byproducts.
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