YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Downgraded to Hold Rating by StockNews.com

StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Sunday morning.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on YPF. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF opened at $45.01 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.53 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The firm has a market cap of $17.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.73, a PEG ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at about $63,000. Capital Wealth Planning LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 22.6% during 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 buying an additional 12,555 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth approximately $1,293,000. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 184.2% in the 2nd quarter. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC now owns 167,902 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $3,378,000 after buying an additional 108,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Discovery Capital Management LLC CT increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.9% in the 2nd 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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.