StockNews.com Upgrades YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) to Buy

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued on Monday.

YPF has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $18.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $10.50 to $22.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $20.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $19.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock traded up $0.67 during trading on Monday, reaching $21.71. 3,481,749 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,373,315. The company has a market capitalization of $8.54 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.48 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The firm's 50-day moving average is $18.22 and its 200 day moving average is $15.69. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $9.57 and a 1 year high of $21.82.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 6th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.95 by ($0.95). The business had revenue of $4.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.47 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 7.58% and a positive return on equity of 17.33%. Equities research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.14 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 66.8% during the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 59,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,026,000 after purchasing an additional 23,900 shares during the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $4,650,000. TT International Asset Management LTD grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 35.5% during the 4th quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 4,238,557 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $72,860,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109,483 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.7% during the 4th quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 230,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $3,962,000 after purchasing an additional 24,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 426.5% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,474,531 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $25,347,000 after purchasing an additional 1,194,483 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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, natural gas, and NGLs. The company's downstream operations include the refining, marketing, and distribution of oil and petroleum products, as well as petroleum derivatives, such as petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, non-fossil fuels, biofuels, and related components; and production of hydrocarbons electric power.

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