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

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

YPF has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup lowered 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 research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.5 %

YPF traded up $0.53 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $34.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,277,911 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,149,154. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $40.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.57. 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 firm has a market cap of $13.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.67, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during 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 purchasing an additional 771 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,685.6% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 312,293 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $6,624,000 after buying an additional 294,803 shares during the period. Deltec Asset Management LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $201,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,216,000 after acquiring an additional 2,608 shares during the period. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 105.2% during the 3rd quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 29,783 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $632,000 after acquiring an additional 15,266 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by 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.