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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was upgraded by research analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday.

YPF has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $39.71 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.26. The company has a market cap of $15.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $14.53 and a 52 week high of $42.30.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at about $63,000. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at about $144,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at about $185,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at about $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.