YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Sets New 1-Year High - Time to Buy?

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $46.69 and last traded at $46.62, with a volume of 1245152 shares. The stock had previously closed at $45.01.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Citigroup lowered shares of 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. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, 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 note on Wednesday, December 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

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's 50 day moving average price is $37.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Trust Inc. raised 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 worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the period. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,181 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $406,000 after buying an additional 1,186 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC increased its stake 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 worth $1,216,000 after buying an additional 2,608 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares during the period. 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.