Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT), was downgraded by analysts at Societe Generale to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT), net profit margin is 5.60% and weekly performance is -3.59%. On last trading day company shares ended up $70.16. Analysts mean target price for the company is $72.06. Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.96%.
TheStreet upgraded shares of YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF), from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report released on Friday morning. YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF), advanced 4.65% in last trading session and ended the day on $37.15. YPF, Gross Margin is 23.90% and its return on assets is 5.20%. YPF SA (ADR) (NYSE:YPF), quarterly performance is 22.00%.
Statoil ASA(ADR) (NYSE:STO)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by Zacks in a report issued on Tuesday. They currently have a $33.00 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 3.61% from the company’s current price. Statoil ASA(ADR) (NYSE:STO), shares moved up 0.59% in last trading session and was closed at $30.52, while trading in range of $30.30 – 30.55. Statoil ASA(ADR) (NYSE:STO), year to date (YTD) performance is -1.58%.
Last week, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), announced that it plans to inject around $1 billion into its refining operations in Antwerp, Belgium. According to industry sources, this is a shocking move, considering the fact that the European refinery market is underperforming due to a lack of demand and severe competition from US, which is exporting lower-cost fuel across the Atlantic due to the shale revolution. In the US, crude costs as low as 30% of total refining cost – compared to 60% in Europe. The US had also increased its fuel exports to 35 million barrels a month at the end of April, up from just 3 million 10 years ago. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), ended the last trading day at $103.55. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.93% and price to cash ratio as 79.39. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), showed a positive weekly performance of 2.16%.