YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $22.18 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the seven research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $22.18.

A number of analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $18.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter worth approximately $113,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $185,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of YPF opened at $21.13 on Thursday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $9.57 and a 1-year high of $24.76. The stock has a market cap of $8.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $20.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

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.