YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Rating Upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was upgraded by equities researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a $59.50 target price on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, up from their prior target price of $25.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target indicates a potential upside of 31.49% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on YPF. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 1.7 %

NYSE YPF opened at $45.25 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $14.53 and a 1 year high of $47.35. 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 capitalization of $17.80 billion, a PE ratio of 22.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a fifty day moving average of $38.39 and a 200 day moving average of $27.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth about $63,000. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter worth about $144,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $201,000. 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.