StockNews.com Downgrades YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) to Hold

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

YPF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.50 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $24.85 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.77 billion, a PE ratio of -11.83, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.81. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $9.57 and a 12-month high of $25.89. The business has a 50 day moving average of $22.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $21.71. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.90. The business had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 22.86% and a negative net margin of 4.57%. As a group, analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.34 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth $28,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth $63,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at $113,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $185,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.