YPF Sociedad Anónima · YPF · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025
YPF’s shale growth advances, but cash flow and execution risks remain
YPF’s operating trajectory is constructive: record Vaca Muerta production, lower lifting costs, and infrastructure financing support shale-led growth. The counterweight is that negative free cash flow, leverage, and multiple large projects make delivery and financing important to the thesis.
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What changed
The quarter added evidence of shale operating momentum and infrastructure progress: production reached a record 165,000 barrels per day, lifting costs declined, YPF secured a $2 billion VMOS loan, and nighttime micro-pricing increased fuel sales volume by 30% in its first month. Mature-field divestitures continue to weigh on short-term cash flow.
Guidance delta
Management maintained CapEx guidance and reaffirmed its 2025 production target of 190,000 barrels per day.
Key takeaways
- Record shale production reached 165,000 barrels per day, with a 190,000-barrel-per-day year-end 2025 target.
- Lifting costs fell 24% year over year, supporting margin resilience despite oil-price volatility.
- VMOS financing and downstream micro-pricing show operating progress, but free cash flow remained negative.
Management priorities
- Ramp Vaca Muerta production and develop acquired Total blocks.
- Complete VMOS construction and advance the Argentina LNG project.
- Continue divesting conventional assets while expanding downstream digital and pricing initiatives.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 11, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 19, 2025 |
| HSBC | Hold | Reduce | Upgrade | Apr 14, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Underweight | Upgrade | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jan 14, 2021 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Santander | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Tudor Pickering | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Bank oferica | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Apr 17, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $50.04. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $50.27 | +9.9% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $50.05 | +19.9% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Bradesco | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $50.94 | +9.9% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Tasso Vasconcellos | $48 | $48.98 | -4.1% | May 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Fernando D Sedano | $47 | $35.39 | -6.1% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Bank of America Securities | Leonardo Marcondes | $29 | $23.65 | -42.0% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Alejandro Anibal Demichelis | $30 | $22.44 | -40.0% | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Alejandro Demichelis | $23.5 | $20.79 | -53.0% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Fernando D Sedano | $22 | $20.19 | -56.0% | Mar 21, 2024 |
| UBS | Luiz Carvalho | $27 | $16.96 | -46.0% | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $5.1 | $8.04 | -89.8% | Nov 14, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationYPF Sociedad Anónima stands as an Argentine energy corporation, actively involved in both the upstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas industry within the country. The company's upstream division is dedicated to the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its downstream operations encompass the refining, marketing, transportation, and distribution of a wide array of products, including crude oil, petroleum products, petroleum derivatives, petrochemicals, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and biofuels. Additionally, this segment manages gas separation, natural gas distribution networks, and participates in power generation activities. As of December 31, 2021, YPF held interests in 119 oil and gas fields and possessed 18 exploration permits. Its reserves included approximately 643 million barrels of oil and around 2,447 billion cubic feet of gas.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
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