Analysts Set YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Target Price at $34.23

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $34.23.

YPF has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in the third 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. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.2% during the second quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,181 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $406,000 after buying an additional 1,186 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% during the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,216,000 after buying an additional 2,608 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the third 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 buying an additional 2,992 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $63,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.4 %

NYSE:YPF opened at $42.02 on Wednesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $14.53 and a one year high of $45.97. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $33.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.22, a PEG ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

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.