StockNews.com Downgrades YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) to Hold

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

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $35.45 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a fifty day moving average of $41.01 and a 200-day moving average of $32.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in 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 in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,685.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 312,293 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $6,624,000 after purchasing an additional 294,803 shares in the last quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth $201,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 105.2% in the 3rd quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 29,783 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 15,266 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.