YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Raised to "Buy" at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning.

YPF has been the topic of several other reports. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $0.73 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $33.41. 1,500,781 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,099,617. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. 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 business has a 50 day moving average of $40.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Voloridge Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $67,500,000 after acquiring an additional 467,793 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $298,000. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 24.9% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 983,901 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $41,826,000 after purchasing an additional 196,037 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $522,000. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $719,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.