YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Rating Lowered to Hold at StockNews.com

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

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup downgraded 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Bank of America raised 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. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF traded down $0.65 during trading on Monday, hitting $36.42. The company had a trading volume of 2,154,607 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,201,217. The company has a market cap of $14.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.39, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. 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 is $41.19 and its 200 day moving average is $32.43. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the third 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 during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter valued at approximately $144,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently 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.