YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF)Energy | Oil & Gas Integrated | Buenos Aires, Argentina | NYSE
40.98 USD
+0.39
(0.961%)
⇧
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:49 p.m. EDT
YPF is technically trending down, trading below its 50-day average after recent volatility. While the macro narrative is positive (HSBC upgrade, Vaca Muerta contracts), the options market is screaming caution. The disproportionate Put volume at extreme strikes ($18-$21) suggests 'tail risk' positioning by major players, overriding the bullish analyst consensus for now. It is a value play with a 7x forward P/E, but the immediate technical setup and options hedging indicate the floor has not yet been reached. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.064812 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.066010 |
| AutoETS | 0.066011 |
| AutoTheta | 0.091874 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 28.58 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.303 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2019-07-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2019-07-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 100.978 |
| Revenue per Share | 59293.387 |
| Market Cap | 17,728,790,528 |
| Forward P/E | 7.11 |
| Beta | 0.03 |
| Profit Margins | -4.68% |
| Website | https://www.ypf.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:49 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows a structural disconnect driven by specific block trades. In the immediate short term (April 17), Puts exhibit a massive Long-Expectation gamma spike at 18.0 and 21.0 with IVs >1300%, indicating institutional hedging against severe downside or speculative bets on a crash. Short-term May/July Calls have significant Open Interest (OTM) positioning around $50, signifying a bullish thesis that the $70 target is achievable, but this is not matched by a broad retail call volume surge. Contradicting the bullish headlines, the data suggests heavy defensive positioning on the downside.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-09 | 0.138 | 0.759912 |
| 2018-12-24 | 0.080 | 0.654863 |
| 2017-07-03 | 0.113 | 0.510662 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.151 | 0.793414 |
| 2015-07-22 | 0.140 | 0.593157 |
| 2014-07-03 | 0.145 | 0.438881 |
| 2013-08-23 | 0.149 | 0.928107 |
| 2012-11-15 | 0.162 | 1.719797 |
| 2011-11-09 | 1.682 | 5.269066 |
| 2011-05-03 | 1.717 | 4.645494 |
| 2010-11-10 | 1.465 | 4.126252 |
| 2010-04-21 | 1.419 | 3.832850 |
| 2009-11-09 | 1.611 | 5.411090 |
| 2009-05-11 | 1.696 | 7.436243 |
| 2008-11-13 | 1.920 | 5.648433 |
| 2008-05-07 | 2.055 | 6.525358 |
| 2008-02-26 | 3.414 | 12.853708 |
| 2007-03-16 | 1.933 | 7.615793 |
| 2006-05-10 | 1.973 | 6.871056 |
| 2005-11-18 | 1.486 | 4.147366 |
| 2005-04-28 | 2.768 | 9.735939 |
| 2004-11-05 | 1.520 | 7.238121 |
| 2004-04-29 | 3.140 | 16.028864 |
| 2003-07-11 | 0.942 | 7.670814 |
| 2003-04-22 | 1.706 | 20.766574 |
| 2002-11-20 | 1.133 | 25.473152 |
| 2001-12-06 | 2.000 | 32.013118 |
| 2001-04-30 | 0.220 | 2.374658 |
| 2001-02-27 | 0.220 | 2.233469 |
| 2000-11-24 | 0.220 | 2.168644 |
| 2000-08-28 | 0.220 | 1.809823 |
| 2000-05-26 | 0.220 | 2.079553 |
| 2000-02-25 | 0.220 | 1.854467 |
| 1999-11-23 | 0.220 | 1.793409 |
| 1999-08-25 | 0.220 | 1.758164 |
| 1999-05-24 | 0.220 | 1.670490 |
| 1999-02-22 | 0.220 | 2.407695 |
| 1998-11-23 | 0.220 | 2.395156 |
| 1998-08-24 | 0.220 | 3.141442 |
| 1998-05-22 | 0.220 | 2.208417 |
| 1998-02-23 | 0.220 | 2.382453 |
| 1997-11-24 | 0.220 | 2.217577 |
| 1997-08-25 | 0.220 | 2.283955 |
| 1997-05-23 | 0.220 | 2.492887 |
| 1997-02-24 | 0.200 | 2.402971 |
| 1996-11-25 | 0.200 | 2.880814 |
| 1996-08-23 | 0.200 | 3.305409 |
| 1996-05-24 | 0.200 | 3.130607 |
| 1996-02-23 | 0.200 | 3.369263 |
| 1995-11-24 | 0.200 | 3.734766 |
| 1995-08-25 | 0.200 | 4.039750 |
| 1995-05-22 | 0.200 | 3.432484 |
| 1995-02-15 | 0.200 | 3.753648 |
| 1994-11-17 | 0.200 | 3.303368 |
| 1994-08-18 | 0.200 | 3.027722 |
| 1994-05-19 | 0.200 | 2.796725 |
| 1994-01-20 | 0.200 | 2.831162 |
| 1993-10-20 | 0.200 | 2.749600 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.24181819 |
| Address1 | Macacha GUeemes 515 |
| Address2 | Ciudad Autonoma de |
| All Time High | 69.98 |
| All Time Low | 2.25 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,021,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,265,719 |
| Average Volume | 2,265,719 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,021,080 |
| Beta | 0.029 |
| Bid | 40.4 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 28.833061 |
| City | Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 40.98 |
| Current Ratio | 0.87 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 41.29 |
| Day Low | 40.4067 |
| Debt To Equity | 100.978 |
| Dividend Date | 1,563,408,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,162,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,162,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | 6,067,168,215,040 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.26106 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.438 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.636 |
| Enterprise Value | 14,792,310,915,072 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.40619 |
| Eps Forward | 5.76024 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.11 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,562,630,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 39.929 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0509987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.026321687 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 24.18182 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 48.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.9799995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.16299018 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 22.82 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 18.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7957932 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 22.82 - 48.96 |
| Financial Currency | ARS |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 741,360,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.73 |
| Float Shares | 192,255,226 |
| Forward Eps | 5.76024 |
| Forward P E | 7.114287 |
| Free Cashflow | -3,300,128,980,992 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.27778 |
| Gross Profits | 6,455,642,030,080 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00072999997 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.34568 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 432,620,566 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Integrated |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Integrated |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-integrated |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,562,630,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.138 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | YPF Sociedad Anónima |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 17,728,790,528 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_382296 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -1,087,720,980,480 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 16,080,988,928 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 40.64 |
| Operating Cashflow | 6,481,040,113,664 |
| Operating Margins | 0.100710005 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.1 |
| Phone | 54 11 5441 0000 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.29000092 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.7076645 |
| Pre Market Price | 40.69 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,769,390 |
| Previous Close | 40.59 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.031037 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.421285 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.0007628514 |
| Profit Margins | -0.0468 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.514 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.83333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.389999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.960826 |
| Regular Market Day High | 41.29 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 40.4067 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 40.4067 - 41.29 |
| Regular Market Open | 40.64 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 40.59 |
| Regular Market Price | 40.98 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,312,009 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04164 |
| Return On Equity | -0.07421 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.366 |
| Revenue Per Share | 59,293.387 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Shares Outstanding | 392,358,852 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0189 |
| Shares Short | 7,010,693 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,497,472 |
| Short Name | YPF Sociedad Anonima |
| Short Ratio | 2.3 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | YPF |
| Target High Price | 70.0 |
| Target Low Price | 37.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 51.625 |
| Target Median Price | 51.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,733,272,010,752 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4,406.854 |
| Total Debt | 16,175,699,329,024 |
| Total Revenue | 23,240,162,410,496 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.11 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 34.45255 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.5274506 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.18946205 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,312,009 |
| Website | https://www.ypf.com |
| Zip | C1106BKK |