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

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

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $24.00 to $33.00 in a report on Friday, November 1st. Jefferies Financial Group raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. Bank of America lifted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $27.37.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $0.08 on Friday, reaching $29.24. The company had a trading volume of 2,987,869 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,083,706. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $24.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.93. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $9.57 and a 52-week high of $31.10. The firm has a market cap of $11.50 billion, a PE ratio of -13.92, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.78.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.90. The business had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 22.86% and a negative net margin of 4.57%. Sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $63,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter valued at about $113,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at about $185,000. 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.