Brokerages Set YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) PT at $27.37

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $28.94.

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Citigroup downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Caxton Associates LP bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $3,760,000. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 30,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $606,000 after acquiring an additional 1,424 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $841,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at $185,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $40.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $15.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.78. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $14.53 and a 52 week high of $42.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $27.53 and a 200-day moving average of $23.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.