YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Cut to Hold at 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 Monday morning.

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $35.64 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $40.88 and a 200-day moving average of $32.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,145,571 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $91,208,000 after buying an additional 450,935 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 292.4% during the 4th quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $71,745,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,616 shares during the period. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $67,500,000 after acquiring an additional 467,793 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North of South Capital LLP grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $52,584,000 after acquiring an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.