YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Raised to Buy at StockNews.com

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was upgraded by research analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Monday.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on YPF. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price objective (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $43.33 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 1.91. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $14.94 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 771 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $206,000. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $213,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter worth about $144,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.