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

StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Saturday.

Several other research firms have also commented on YPF. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Citigroup downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America raised 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. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF traded up $0.60 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $44.56. 2,174,396 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,267,637. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $17.53 billion, a PE ratio of 22.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $14.53 and a 52-week high of $44.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $31.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth about $63,000. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth about $144,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at about $185,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $201,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently 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.