YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $41.30.

YPF has been the subject of several recent research reports. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anonima to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% during the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 1,708 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter valued at $89,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter valued at $203,000. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 29.0% during the 1st quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC now owns 6,234 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LGT Group Foundation purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter valued at $238,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima stock opened at $32.26 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.14. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The company has a market capitalization of $12.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.