YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded at Citigroup

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Citigroup from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a $48.00 price target on the oil and gas exploration company's stock, up from their previous price target of $44.00. Citigroup's target price would indicate a potential upside of 33.58% from the stock's previous close.

YPF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 1.6%

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $0.57 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $35.93. 1,863,221 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,120,424. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. 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 business's 50-day moving average price is $32.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. On average, research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $46,395,000 after purchasing an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $2,927,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $2,244,000. Fourth Sail Capital LP purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $5,667,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 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, 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.