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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was upgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday.

YPF has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of YPF stock opened at $34.15 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $13.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. 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 fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.99.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.6% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,145,571 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $91,208,000 after purchasing an additional 450,935 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 292.4% during the fourth quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $71,745,000 after buying an additional 1,257,616 shares during the period. Voloridge Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $67,500,000 after buying an additional 467,793 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North of South Capital LLP boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $52,584,000 after buying an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.