YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $39.16.

Several equities research analysts have commented on YPF shares. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective 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 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 12th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $43.84 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $40.55 and a 200-day moving average of $28.66. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $14.53 and a one year high of $47.43. The company has a market cap of $17.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.91.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.9% during the 2nd quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,168,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $23,519,000 after buying an additional 168,919 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $19,059,000 after buying an additional 932,212 shares in the last quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 745,379 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $14,997,000 after acquiring an additional 48,000 shares during the period. Duquesne Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth $12,845,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth $6,890,000. 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.