Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate YPF SA (ADR) before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding YPF SA (ADR)’s stock price such as:

• YPF SA (ADR)’s current stock price and volume
• Why YPF SA (ADR)’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for YPF from analysts
• YPF’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About YPF SA (ADR) (YPF)

Before we jump into YPF SA (ADR)’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is an energy company. The Company is operating a fully integrated oil and gas chain. The Company operates through the segments, including Exploration and Production, Downstream, and Corporate and Other. The Company's Exploration and Production segment includes exploration and production activities, natural gas and crude oil purchases, sales of natural gas, and to a lesser extent crude oil, to third parties and intersegment sales of crude oil, natural gas and its byproducts. The Company's Downstream segment is engaged in the refining, transport, purchase of crude oil and natural gas from third parties and intersegment sales, and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, refined products, petrochemicals, electric power generation and natural gas distribution. The Company's Corporate and Other segment carries out other activities.

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YPF SA (ADR)’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of February 22, 2024, 4:00 PM, CST, YPF SA (ADR)’s stock price was $18.05.

YPF SA (ADR) is up 6.43% from its previous closing price of $16.96.

During the last market session, YPF SA (ADR)’s stock traded between $16.80 and $17.40. Currently, there are 391.59 million shares of YPF SA (ADR) stock available for purchase.

YPF SA (ADR)’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 38.6, which is high compared to the Oil & Gas - Refining and Marketing industry median of 11.8. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

YPF SA (ADR) Stock Price History

YPF SA (ADR)’s (YPF) price is currently up 4.46% so far this month.

During the month of February, YPF SA (ADR)’s stock price has reached a high of $18.43 and a low of $14.94.

Over the last year, YPF SA (ADR) has hit prices as high as $18.82 and as low as $8.73. Year to date, YPF SA (ADR)’s stock is up 96.41%.

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What Caused YPF SA (ADR) Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of February 21, 2024, there were 0 analysts who downgraded YPF SA (ADR)’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate YPF SA (ADR)’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on YPF SA (ADR)’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

YPF SA (ADR)’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about YPF SA (ADR) (YPF) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of YPF SA (ADR)

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of February 21, 2024, YPF SA (ADR) has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 5.02%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 82 and is considered to be Very Strong.

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YPF SA (ADR) Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of February 22, 2024, YPF SA (ADR)’s stock price is $18.05, which is up 6.43% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like YPF SA (ADR) stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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