StockNews.com Upgrades YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) to “Buy”

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was upgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday.

YPF has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $34.15 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $13.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $40.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% in the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $67,500,000 after acquiring an additional 467,793 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth $298,000. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 24.9% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 983,901 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $41,826,000 after purchasing an additional 196,037 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $522,000. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $719,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.