YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $43.60.

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 488.3% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 2nd quarter valued at $57,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,157.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 1,759 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 1st quarter worth $89,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 246.9% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 7,663 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $186,000 after buying an additional 5,454 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of YPF opened at $36.18 on Wednesday. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a twelve month low of $22.82 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.13. The company has a market cap of $14.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.44.

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.