YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the seven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $28.94.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on YPF shares. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target 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. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price 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.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF opened at $39.71 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.62 billion, a PE ratio of 20.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.78. 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’s fifty day moving average price is $26.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.26. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $14.53 and a 1-year high of $42.30.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $841,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066 shares during the period. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in 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 worth $406,000 after purchasing an additional 1,186 shares in the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.9% in the first quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 30,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $606,000 after buying an additional 1,424 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.