YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Rating Upgraded by StockNews.com

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

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on YPF. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $0.54 on Friday, reaching $44.06. 2,844,608 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,301,254. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $37.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.25, a PEG ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.53 and a twelve month high of $45.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Ping Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth $51,676,000. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $19,059,000 after purchasing an additional 932,212 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $12,845,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth about $6,890,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,685.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 312,293 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $6,624,000 after buying an additional 294,803 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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.