YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Stock Analysis
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Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $47.74: Quality below floor (3.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in South America and Argentina. The company operates through the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream, LNG and Integrated Gas, and New Energies segments. It is involved in the... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $47.74: Quality below floor (3.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 59, MACD bullish. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — YPF Sociedad Anonima
Latest news
- Stanley Druckenmiller Dumps Amazon And Alphabet While Loading Up On Commodities, Argentina And Biotech — benzinga May 18, 2026 neutral
- YPF Q1 EPS $1.03 Beats $0.78 Estimate, Sales $4.946B Miss $5.004T Estimate — benzinga May 8, 2026 positive
- 'YPF Investors Say They'll Arbitrate $16 Billion Argentina Case' - Bloomberg — benzinga Apr 22, 2026 negative
- Halliburton Wins Multibillion Dollar Award From YPF To Provide Bundled Unconventional Completions Services In The Vaca M — benzinga Apr 13, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·2 ceiling hits
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $47.74: Quality below floor (3.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 59, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $44.41. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $49.11 (+2.8% upside). Prior stop was $44.41. Stop-loss: $44.41.
Target reached (2.8% upside); Quality below floor (3.0 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): Material insider selling (17 sells, 0.15% of cap), Negative free cash flow.
YPF Sociedad Anonima trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 7.0). TrendMatrix value score: 8.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover YPF with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $56.
What does YPF Sociedad Anonima do?YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in South America...
YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in South America and Argentina. The company operates through the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream, LNG and Integrated Gas, and New Energies segments. It is involved in the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbon fields and production of crude oil and natural gas; the refining, transportation and commercialization of refined products; the production, transportation, and commercialization of petrochemical products; the transportation and commercialization of crude oil; and the commercialization of specialties for the agribusiness industry, and of grains and their by-products. The company also offers fertilizers and crop protection products; flours, oils, and grains; asphalts; naphtha; and petroleum coke. In addition, it engages in the natural gas transportation and commercialization to third parties and to the Midstream and Downstream segments; the separation of natural gas liquids and their fractionation, and storage and transportation to produce ethane, propane, butane, and gasoline, as well as its commercialization; the development of liquefied natural gas liquefaction capacity; and power generation activities. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.