YPF SA Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages (NYSE:YPF)
Shares of YPF SA (NYSE:YPF) have earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the stock, AnalystRatings.Net reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $41.07.
YPF SA (NYSE:YPF) traded up 5.02% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $31.78. 537,700 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. YPF SA has a 52-week low of $19.82 and a 52-week high of $41.74. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $34.41 and its 200-day moving average is $32.7. The company has a market cap of $12.468 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.00.
YPF SA (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.23. Analysts expect that YPF SA will post $2.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.
A number of research firms have recently commented on YPF. Analysts at Zacks upgraded shares of YPF SA from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. They now have a $32.20 price target on the stock.
YPF SA is an Argentina-based integrated oil and gas company. The Company’s upstream operations consist of the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (NYSE:YPF).
