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Brokerages Set YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Price Target at $41.30

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Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $41.30.

YPF has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th.

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Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anonima

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% in the first 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 period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 29.0% in the first 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 purchasing an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Finally, LGT Group Foundation purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the first quarter worth $238,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

YPF traded down $1.09 during trading on Friday, reaching $31.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,200,731 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,052,557. The company has a market cap of $12.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.45, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.98. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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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