YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $39.16.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America raised 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 report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $37.90 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.17. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The firm has a market cap of $14.91 billion, a PE ratio of 19.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Dorsey Wright & Associates boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 28,617 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 60.8% in the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 71,251 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,511,000 after purchasing an additional 26,936 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $2,927,000. 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.