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

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $41.30.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 1st quarter worth approximately $561,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,170,968 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $76,071,000 after purchasing an additional 25,397 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 23.0% during the first quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $72,722,000 after purchasing an additional 387,674 shares in the last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,933.0% during the first quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 150,221 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,264,000 after purchasing an additional 142,832 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 96.4% during the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 13,784 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 6,767 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $32.26. 800,231 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,053,206. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $12.69 billion, a PE ratio of 7.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.78. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $33.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.14.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.