YPF Sociedad Anónima Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:YPF)

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders bought 7,073 put options on the company. This is an increase of 51% compared to the average daily volume of 4,695 put options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on YPF. StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.02.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 4.1 %

NYSE YPF opened at $37.67 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $37.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.28. The company has a market capitalization of $14.82 billion, a PE ratio of 19.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,548,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $67,500,000 after purchasing an additional 467,793 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $298,000. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 24.9% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 983,901 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $41,826,000 after buying an additional 196,037 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $522,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.