Brokerages Set YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Price Target at $27.37

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Hold" by the seven research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Four investment 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 analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $27.37.

YPF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target 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. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $24.00 to $33.00 in a report on Friday, November 1st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Caxton Associates LP bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at $3,760,000. Virtu Financial LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 30,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $606,000 after purchasing an additional 1,424 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $841,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at $185,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 6.8 %

Shares of YPF traded up $2.56 during trading on Friday, reaching $40.03. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,457,271 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,700,151. 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 company has a market cap of $15.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a fifty day moving average of $26.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.05. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.53 and a twelve month high of $40.98.

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.