YPF Sociedad Anónima’s (YPF) Neutral Rating Reiterated at UBS Group

UBS Group reiterated their neutral rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in a research report report published on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have a $38.00 price objective on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, up from their previous price objective of $30.00.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on YPF. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $30.51.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE:YPF opened at $38.87 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $29.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.29 billion, a PE ratio of 19.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $14.53 and a 12 month high of $42.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter valued at approximately $318,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,481,000 after acquiring an additional 28,617 shares in the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares in the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth $4,539,000. Finally, Mirabella Financial Services LLP boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 59.7% in the third quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 128,483 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,725,000 after purchasing an additional 48,025 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.