YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $39.16 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $39.16.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on YPF shares. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of YPF traded down $0.30 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $33.84. The stock had a trading volume of 682,333 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,079,498. The stock's 50 day moving average is $40.08 and its 200 day moving average is $33.00. The firm has a market cap of $13.31 billion, a PE ratio of 17.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.6% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,145,571 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $91,208,000 after purchasing an additional 450,935 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 292.4% in the fourth quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $71,745,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,616 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% during the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 467,793 shares in the last quarter. Finally, North of South Capital LLP raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $52,584,000 after purchasing an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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.