YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report released on Friday morning.

YPF has been the topic of several other reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 5.5%

Shares of NYSE YPF traded down $1.84 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $31.49. 5,220,647 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,045,501. The stock has a market cap of $12.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.34, a PEG ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.85. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.51. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anonima

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,708 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LGT Group Foundation purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $238,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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.