YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Rating Increased to Buy at StockNews.com

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

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $42.73 on Monday. 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 $14.90 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a market capitalization of $16.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.58, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.91. The business has a 50-day moving average of $41.07 and a 200-day moving average of $29.11.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.9% during the second quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 745,379 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $14,997,000 after acquiring an additional 48,000 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $19,059,000 after purchasing an additional 932,212 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $6,890,000. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.9% during the second quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,168,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $23,519,000 after purchasing an additional 168,919 shares during the period. Finally, Duquesne Family Office LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth about $12,845,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.