YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded by StockNews.com to “Buy” Rating

StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report published on Saturday morning.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. 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. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $44.95 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $17.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.70, a PEG ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $14.53 and a 1 year high of $45.97. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $37.55 and its 200 day moving average is $27.39.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 771 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $63,000. Activest Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $144,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at $201,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.