YPF is an Argentine integrated oil and gas company generating 43% revenue growth year-over-year and trading at a forward P/E of 9.3x, but it has missed earnings in 3 of 4 recent quarters with an average negative surprise of 147%, carries below-average business quality at 3.0, and shows free cash flow burning at negative 6% of revenue.
Thesis pillars
- Fcf Negative Quality Below Floor→Stable
- Revenue Growth Vs Earnings Miss Pattern→Stable
- Argentina Country Risk Earnings Distortion↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026
YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated
Sell if holding. At $49.34, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Commodity cycle peak: fwd P/E 8.4× (below 12) + fwd/trail 0.32× (below 0.55). EPS just expanded off a commodity-price surge — forward estimate may be built on stale spot, mean-reversion risk unpriced.; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3).
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. At $49.34, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Commodity cycle peak: fwd P/E 8.4× (below 12) + fwd/trail 0.32× (below 0.55). EPS just expanded off a commodity-price surge — forward estimate may be built on stale spot, mean-reversion risk unpriced.; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and materials cycle peak fwd=8.4x,ratio=0.32x. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — YPF Sociedad Anonima
Latest news
- NEWS YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $1.08 EPS - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF) Set to Release Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS YPF plans app bonds after 1.5 million shares sold, while YPF stock costs EUR 45.10 - ad-hoc-news.de — ad-hoc-news.de neutral
- NEWS YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF Holdings Raised by Assenagon Asset Management S.A. - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS YPF takes full control of YPF Luz. TipRanks reports a USD 66.00 target for YPF stock - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS positive
Generated 2026-10-29T11:14:36Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. At $49.34, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Commodity cycle peak: fwd P/E 8.4× (below 12) + fwd/trail 0.32× (below 0.55). EPS just expanded off a commodity-price surge — forward estimate may be built on stale spot, mean-reversion risk unpriced.; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $45.89. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $54.45 (+10.4% upside). Prior stop was $45.89. Stop-loss: $45.89.
Commodity cycle peak: fwd P/E 8.4× (below 12) + fwd/trail 0.32× (below 0.55). EPS just expanded off a commodity-price surge — forward estimate may be built on stale spot, mean-reversion risk unpriced.; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Consecutive earnings misses (3).
YPF Sociedad Anonima trades at a P/E of 26.0 (forward 8.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover YPF with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $63.
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.