Alberta Investment Management Corp Has $11.54 Million Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

Alberta Investment Management Corp boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 42.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 329,295 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after buying an additional 98,124 shares during the quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp owned approximately 0.08% of YPF Sociedad Anonima worth $11,538,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% during the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,708 shares in the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter worth about $203,000. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 29.0% in the 1st quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC now owns 6,234 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $218,000 after purchasing an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of 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 worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth about $259,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $33.07 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm's 50 day moving average is $33.54 and its 200-day moving average is $34.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.71, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.78.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on YPF. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $43.92.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.

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