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

StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Tuesday.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on YPF. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $24.00 to $33.00 in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $40.25 on Tuesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $14.53 and a 1 year high of $42.30. The company has a market cap of $15.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.78. 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 50-day moving average price of $27.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter valued at about $318,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,481,000 after acquiring an additional 28,617 shares during the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares in the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,539,000. Finally, Mirabella Financial Services LLP boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 59.7% during the third quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 128,483 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,725,000 after purchasing an additional 48,025 shares during the period. 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.