YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Receives $27.37 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $27.37.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on YPF shares. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $24.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 1.9 %

YPF stock opened at $39.26 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $14.53 and a 52-week high of $42.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market cap of $15.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.83, a PEG ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.78. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $26.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.04.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $63,000. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $144,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $185,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.