YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $39.16.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group reaffirmed 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. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 12th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Capital Wealth Planning LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 22.6% in the second quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC now owns 68,068 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,370,000 after acquiring an additional 12,555 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,293,000. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 184.2% in the second quarter. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC now owns 167,902 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $3,378,000 after acquiring an additional 108,815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Discovery Capital Management LLC CT boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.9% in the second quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 745,379 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $14,997,000 after acquiring an additional 48,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $42.73 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $40.82 and a 200-day moving average of $28.89. The stock has a market cap of $16.81 billion, a PE ratio of 21.58, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.91. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $14.90 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.

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.