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YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
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YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $7.17, moving +1.7% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 2.37%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 2.47%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.07%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 1.88% over the past month. This has lagged the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 4.35% and outpaced the S&P 500's loss of 4.82% in that time.
YPF Sociedad Anonima will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.04, up 76.27% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.01 billion, up 10.85% from the year-ago period.
YPF's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.76 per share and revenue of $16.7 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +3660% and +26.13%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for YPF Sociedad Anonima. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, 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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. YPF Sociedad Anonima currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, YPF Sociedad Anonima is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 1.87. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 3.86, which means YPF Sociedad Anonima is trading at a discount to the group.
The Oil and Gas - Integrated - International industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 80, putting it in the top 32% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $7.17, moving +1.7% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 2.37%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 2.47%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.07%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 1.88% over the past month. This has lagged the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 4.35% and outpaced the S&P 500's loss of 4.82% in that time.
YPF Sociedad Anonima will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.04, up 76.27% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.01 billion, up 10.85% from the year-ago period.
YPF's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.76 per share and revenue of $16.7 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +3660% and +26.13%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for YPF Sociedad Anonima. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, 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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. YPF Sociedad Anonima currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, YPF Sociedad Anonima is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 1.87. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 3.86, which means YPF Sociedad Anonima is trading at a discount to the group.
The Oil and Gas - Integrated - International industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 80, putting it in the top 32% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.