YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded by Citigroup to “Buy” Rating

Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. Citigroup currently has $48.00 price objective on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $44.00.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $36.88 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $14.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.67.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Systrade AG boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 80.0% during the 4th quarter. Systrade AG now owns 45,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,913,000 after purchasing an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $213,000. DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $206,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $128,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.