YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPFGet Free Report)’s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $45.32, but opened at $47.42. YPF Sociedad Anónima shares last traded at $46.65, with a volume of 500,181 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on YPF. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 4th. Four 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 company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on YPF

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $38.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.82. The company has a market capitalization of $18.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth $63,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter valued at about $144,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter valued at about $201,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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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.

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