YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $46.69 and last traded at $46.62, with a volume of 1245152 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $45.01.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. 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 upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped 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. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 2.7 %

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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $37.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.17 billion, a PE ratio of 23.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. boosted 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 valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at approximately $63,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth $144,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at $201,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.