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

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

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on YPF. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $35.46 on Tuesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The stock has a market cap of $13.95 billion, a PE ratio of 17.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $38.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.85.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $917,000 after purchasing an additional 2,215 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.