YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $43.92 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Key Points

• YPF Sociedad Anonima has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from seven brokerages, with an average 12-month price target of $43.92.
• Recent upgrades include Citigroup raising its rating from "neutral" to "buy" and increasing the price target from $44.00 to $48.00.
• Institutional investors now hold 10.08% of the company's stock, with significant increases in stakes from multiple firms in the first quarter.

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $43.92.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,708 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter worth approximately $89,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $203,000. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter worth $238,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

NYSE YPF traded down $0.47 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $33.07. 1,008,384 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,387,802. The company has a market capitalization of $13.01 billion, a PE ratio of 7.71, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.60. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The firm's 50-day moving average is $33.54 and its 200-day moving average is $34.52.

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.