YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Stock: Weak On High Volume Today

Trade-Ideas LLC identified YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) as a weak on high relative volume candidate
By TheStreet Wire ,

Trade-Ideas LLC identified

YPF Sociedad Anonima

(

YPF

) as a weak on high relative volume candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified YPF Sociedad Anonima as such a stock due to the following factors:

  • YPF has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $29.7 million.
  • YPF has traded 231,275 shares today.
  • YPF is trading at 2.74 times the normal volume for the stock at this time of day.
  • YPF is trading at a new low 3.03% below yesterday's close.

'Weak on High Relative Volume' stocks are worth watching because major volume moves tend to indicate underlying activity such as material stock news, analyst downgrades, insider selling, selling from 'superinvestors,' or that hedge funds and traders are piling out of a stock ahead of a catalyst. Regardless of the impetus behind the price and volume action, when a stock moves with strength and volume it can indicate the start of a new trend on which early investors can capitalize (or avoid losses by trimming weak positions). In the event of a well-timed trading opportunity, combining technical indicators with fundamental trends and a disciplined trading methodology should help you take the first steps towards investment success.

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More details on YPF:

YPF Sociedad Anonima, an energy company, operates in the upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. It engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The stock currently has a dividend yield of 0.3%. YPF has a PE ratio of 1. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate YPF Sociedad Anonima a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

The average volume for YPF Sociedad Anonima has been 1.4 million shares per day over the past 30 days. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a market cap of $8.0 billion and is part of the basic materials sector and energy industry. Shares are down 20.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday.

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TheStreetRatings.com

Analysis:

TheStreet Quant Ratings

rates YPF Sociedad Anonima as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, attractive valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including poor profit margins, weak operating cash flow and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

  • The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The net income increased by 35.6% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $179.06 million to $242.79 million.
  • Despite the weak revenue results, YPF has significantly outperformed against the industry average of 36.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 1.5%. The declining revenue has not hurt the company's bottom line, with increasing earnings per share.
  • Net operating cash flow has decreased to $1,046.42 million or 24.48% when compared to the same quarter last year. Despite a decrease in cash flow of 24.48%, YACIMIENTOS PETE FISCALES SA is in line with the industry average cash flow growth rate of -26.28%.
  • The gross profit margin for YACIMIENTOS PETE FISCALES SA is rather low; currently it is at 24.11%. It has decreased significantly from the same period last year. Regardless of the weak results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 5.79% is above that of the industry average.

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