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

StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Sunday morning.

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $45.88 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.04. The company has a market cap of $18.05 billion, a PE ratio of 23.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $14.53 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares during the period. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $318,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,481,000 after purchasing an additional 28,617 shares during the period. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 2,992 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently 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.