YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $41.30.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on YPF shares. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

YPF Sociedad Anonima stock traded down $1.09 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $31.96. 1,200,731 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,052,557. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $34.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of $12.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.45, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 11,459 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $402,000 after acquiring an additional 582 shares during the period. LWM Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. LWM Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $451,000 after acquiring an additional 1,282 shares during the period. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 29.0% during the 1st quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC now owns 6,234 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $218,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% during the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,708 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 13.8% during the 1st quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,354 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $503,000 after purchasing an additional 1,745 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.