YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Downgraded by StockNews.com to Hold

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

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, UBS Group restated 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. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSE YPF opened at $35.64 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. 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’s fifty day moving average price is $40.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.55. The stock has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in 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 worth $163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in 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 period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% in 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 in the last quarter. 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.