YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded to “Buy” at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Saturday morning.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $44.06 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $37.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.18. 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 stock has a market cap of $17.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.25, a PEG 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 $45.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at $618,000. LSV Asset Management raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 34.7% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 176,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $3,541,000 after buying an additional 45,300 shares during the period. Ping Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth about $51,676,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth about $63,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 601.4% during the 2nd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 39,947 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $804,000 after acquiring an additional 34,252 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.