YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $34.23.

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock 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 upped their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth about $185,000. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Banco Santander S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $270,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $618,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 34.7% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 176,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $3,541,000 after acquiring an additional 45,300 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.4 %

NYSE:YPF opened at $42.02 on Wednesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $14.53 and a one year high of $45.97. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $33.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94. 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 Company Profile

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.