YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

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Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF – Free Report) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on YPF. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.30.

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YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of YPF stock opened at $33.35 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market cap of $13.12 billion, a PE ratio of 7.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $34.03 and a 200-day moving average of $36.51.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anonima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,708 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $203,000. Truist Financial Corp bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $243,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Company Profile

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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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