YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Rating Increased to Hold at Wall Street Zen

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Friday.

YPF has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. 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 research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

Shares of YPF stock traded down $0.03 on Friday, reaching $33.35. 944,713 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,032,605. The company has a market cap of $13.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.85. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $34.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.79. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 335.6% in 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 during the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at about $5,667,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 3,099.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 70,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $2,479,000 after purchasing an additional 68,535 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,002,000. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 30,642 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,303,000 after purchasing an additional 10,720 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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