YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) closed at $6.94, marking a -1.84% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 1.14% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 1.12%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.05%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from YPF Sociedad Anonima as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect YPF Sociedad Anonima to post earnings of $1.04 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 76.27%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $4.01 billion, up 10.85% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.76 per share and revenue of $16.7 billion, which would represent changes of +3660% and +26.13%, respectively, from the prior year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for YPF Sociedad Anonima should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. YPF Sociedad Anonima is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Looking at its valuation, YPF Sociedad Anonima is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 1.88. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 3.98.
The Oil and Gas - Integrated - International industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 40, putting it in the top 16% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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