YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Given Neutral Rating at UBS Group

UBS Group reissued their neutral rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in a research report report published on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has a $38.00 price objective on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $30.00.

YPF has been the subject of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.51.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $38.38 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $14.53 and a 52 week high of $42.30.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth approximately $63,000. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth approximately $144,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter worth approximately $185,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth approximately $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.