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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was downgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of YPF stock opened at $40.15 on Wednesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $14.53 and a 1 year high of $42.30. The stock has a market cap of $15.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at about $63,000. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at about $144,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at about $185,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at about $201,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.