YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded to "Buy" at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Tuesday.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $27.37.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock traded up $0.78 on Tuesday, hitting $40.04. The company had a trading volume of 2,922,982 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,167,265. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $26.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $23.14. 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 cap of $15.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.78. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.53 and a twelve month high of $42.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at $318,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,481,000 after buying an additional 28,617 shares during the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares in the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,539,000. Finally, Mirabella Financial Services LLP increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 59.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 128,483 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $2,725,000 after acquiring an additional 48,025 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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.