YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) shares gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $40.03, but opened at $42.00. YPF Sociedad Anónima shares last traded at $42.07, with a volume of 405,752 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YPF has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $24.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.37.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 1.9 %

The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The business’s fifty day moving average is $26.26 and its 200-day moving average is $23.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.45 billion, a PE ratio of 20.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.78.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. increased 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 purchasing an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.6% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $841,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066 shares during the period. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.2% during the second quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,181 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $406,000 after purchasing an additional 1,186 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.9% during the first quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 30,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $606,000 after purchasing an additional 1,424 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% in the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608 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.