YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $39.16 Average Price Target from Analysts

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

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on YPF shares. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. 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 research note on Friday, January 10th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th. Finally, Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

NYSE YPF opened at $36.31 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $14.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.34, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $41.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.31. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Dorsey Wright & Associates boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,481,000 after acquiring an additional 28,617 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,314,000 after purchasing an additional 230,001 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the fourth 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. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,244,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,927,000. 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.