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

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $41.30.

Several research firms recently issued reports on YPF. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anonima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 11,459 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 582 shares in the last quarter. LWM Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. LWM Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 1,282 shares in the last quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC raised 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 worth $218,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised 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 worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 13.8% during the 1st quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,354 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $503,000 after acquiring an additional 1,745 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

YPF opened at $32.26 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $33.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $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 current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market cap of $12.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.52, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.78.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.