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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was downgraded by stock analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Wednesday.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America raised their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE YPF opened at $40.15 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $28.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.85. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.53 and a twelve month high of $42.30. The company has a market capitalization of $15.79 billion, a PE ratio of 20.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $841,000 after buying an additional 1,066 shares during the last quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,181 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $406,000 after purchasing an additional 1,186 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.