YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $39.16.

YPF has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock traded up $0.56 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $45.88. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,950,082 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,007,547. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company has a 50 day moving average of $39.21 and a 200 day moving average of $28.04. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $14.53 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The stock has a market cap of $18.05 billion, a PE ratio of 23.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 771 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth about $63,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at approximately $144,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Hedge funds and other 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.