YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $34.23 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $34.23.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 14th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.4 %

YPF opened at $42.02 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $33.58 and a 200 day moving average of $25.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $14.53 and a 12 month high of $45.97. The firm has a market cap of $16.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dorsey Wright & Associates raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $270,000. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 60.8% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 71,251 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,511,000 after purchasing an additional 26,936 shares in the last quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 59.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 128,483 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,725,000 after buying an additional 48,025 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $6,890,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.