YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Rating Upgraded by 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 Tuesday morning.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Bank of America raised their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $24.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.37.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $40.04 on Tuesday. 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 has a market capitalization of $15.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.78. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $26.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.14. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.53 and a twelve month high of $42.30.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth about $63,000. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth about $144,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth about $185,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $201,000. 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.