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

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

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a report on Thursday, May 23rd. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a buy rating to a neutral rating and raised their price target for the stock from $20.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $18.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $22.18.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.0 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $21.60 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $20.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.02. The firm has a market cap of $8.50 billion, a PE ratio of -8.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.09 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $9.57 and a twelve month high of $24.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.95.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Glenorchy Capital Ltd acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,978,000. RWC Asset Management LLP acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $10,745,000. Todd Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 230,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $3,962,000 after acquiring an additional 24,100 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2,877.9% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,051,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $18,077,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016,286 shares during the period. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth $995,000. Institutional investors 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.