YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $26.85 and traded as high as $43.24. YPF Sociedad Anónima shares last traded at $42.51, with a volume of 877,713 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on YPF. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 25th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.5 %

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 company has a market capitalization of $17.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $36.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.97.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at $63,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth $144,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at $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.