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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was downgraded by StockNews.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report released on Tuesday.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.02.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF traded up $0.94 on Tuesday, reaching $36.47. The stock had a trading volume of 1,551,026 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,081,252. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $37.72 and a 200 day moving average of $34.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.34 billion, a PE ratio of 18.42, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. Sell-side analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. 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.