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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was upgraded by StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Tuesday.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on YPF. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded 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 research report on Friday, August 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $24.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Four 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 currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.37.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE YPF opened at $39.26 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.83, a PEG ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.78. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $14.53 and a fifty-two week high of $42.30.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $63,000. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $144,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth about $185,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth approximately $201,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.