YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Rating Lowered to Hold at StockNews.com

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

YPF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. 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 research note on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF opened at $44.56 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $17.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.51, a PEG ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $31.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.91. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $14.53 and a 12-month high of $44.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $185,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Banco Santander S.A. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth $270,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth about $618,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 34.7% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. 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.