YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Lowered to Hold Rating by StockNews.com

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

YPF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $24.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.37.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF traded up $2.53 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $34.93. The company had a trading volume of 4,035,548 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,098,378. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $13.34 and a twelve month high of $35.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company’s 50-day moving average is $24.87 and its 200-day moving average is $22.56. The company has a market capitalization of $13.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.78.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 771 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.6% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $841,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares in the last quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,181 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $406,000 after buying an additional 1,186 shares in the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.9% during the first quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 30,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $606,000 after buying an additional 1,424 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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.