YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $22.18.

YPF has been the subject of several research reports. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $18.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ping Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,676,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2,877.9% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,051,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $18,077,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016,286 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter worth $14,576,000. Finally, Duquesne Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at $12,845,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.6 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $21.79 on Thursday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $9.57 and a twelve month high of $24.76. The stock has a market cap of $8.57 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 1.89. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $20.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68.

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.