YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Hits New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $42.37 and last traded at $42.37, with a volume of 1353030 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.65.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday. Finally, StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.23.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of $30.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.45. The firm has a market cap of $16.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $63,000. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $144,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $185,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $201,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

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.