YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $1.08 EPS

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The oil and gas exploration company reported $3.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $1.08, Zacks reports. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 3.60% and a return on equity of 10.86%.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF traded up $0.86 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $49.31. 985,987 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,722,990. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.39 billion, a PE ratio of 25.95 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.09. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $32.74 and a fifty-two week high of $57.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. HSBC raised shares of 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 increased their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $48.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $61.50 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $60.33.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima is an integrated energy company based in Argentina and one of the country’s principal oil and gas producers. The company explores for, develops and produces crude oil and natural gas, with operations that include both conventional and unconventional resources. YPF is also a major participant in the development of the Vaca Muerta shale formation in the Neuquén Basin.

Through its downstream operations, YPF refines crude oil and markets fuels, lubricants and other petroleum products.