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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note issued on Wednesday.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on YPF. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Citigroup downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. 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. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $30.51.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $1.77 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $38.38. 3,286,467 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,180,805. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $28.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.10 billion, a PE ratio of 19.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.94. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $14.53 and a 12 month high of $42.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ping Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth $51,676,000. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.9% in the second quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,168,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $23,519,000 after purchasing an additional 168,919 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $19,059,000 after purchasing an additional 932,212 shares during the last quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.9% in the second quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 745,379 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $14,997,000 after purchasing an additional 48,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Duquesne Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at about $12,845,000. 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.