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

StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Monday morning.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. 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 report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $36.42 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.39, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $41.19 and a 200 day moving average of $32.43.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $917,000 after acquiring an additional 2,215 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.