YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $48.76 and traded as high as $51.76. YPF Sociedad Anónima shares last traded at $51.2030, with a volume of 1,009,999 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, August 17th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $48.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Zacks Research lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.33.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.81. The stock has a market cap of $19.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.25 and a beta of 1.22.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $0.81. The firm had revenue of $6.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.99 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 10.86% and a net margin of 3.60%. On average, equities analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 8.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Financial Management Professionals Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,934 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter valued at about $237,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter valued at about $259,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 31.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,556 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $349,000 after buying an additional 1,796 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

YPF Sociedad Anónima is an integrated energy company based in Argentina. Its activities span the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas, with a significant focus on unconventional resources in the Vaca Muerta formation in the Neuquén Basin.

The company also operates downstream businesses, including petroleum refining, the production and marketing of fuels, lubricants and petrochemical products, and a nationwide network of service stations. YPF supplies energy products to industrial, commercial and consumer customers in Argentina and participates in the development of natural gas and other energy infrastructure.

Founded in 1922, YPF was privatized during the 1990s and returned to majority state ownership in 2012.