YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Upgraded to Overweight at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research report report published on Friday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has $59.50 price objective on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $25.00.

YPF has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $45.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $38.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.82. The company has a market capitalization of $18.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $14.53 and a 12-month high of $47.43.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 771 shares during the last quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.2% in the second quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,181 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $406,000 after acquiring an additional 1,186 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608 shares during the period. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 2,992 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.