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

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

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE YPF opened at $42.73 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $16.81 billion, a PE ratio of 21.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.91. 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 50-day moving average of $41.07 and a 200-day moving average of $29.11. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $14.90 and a 52-week high of $47.43.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Systrade AG increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 80.0% in the 4th quarter. Systrade AG now owns 45,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,913,000 after purchasing an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,314,000 after buying an additional 230,001 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at about $318,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.