YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $39.16.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group restated 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday. 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 note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $45.88 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.17, 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. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

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