YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at StockNews.com

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was downgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday.

YPF has been the subject of several other reports. 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. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $44.61 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $39.21 and a 200 day moving average of $28.10. 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 capitalization of $17.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $14.53 and a 52 week high of $47.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth about $63,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at about $144,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter worth about $201,000. 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.