YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded by StockNews.com to Buy Rating

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

YPF has been the topic of several other reports. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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 research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $33.41 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $40.08 and its 200 day moving average is $33.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $13.14 billion, a PE ratio of 16.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $67,500,000 after acquiring an additional 467,793 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $298,000. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 24.9% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 983,901 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $41,826,000 after buying an additional 196,037 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $522,000. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $719,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.