Banco Santander S.A. Purchases 16,707 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

Banco Santander S.A. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 92.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 16,707 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,221,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 292.4% during the fourth quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $71,745,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257,616 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 2,092.6% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 945,959 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $40,213,000 after purchasing an additional 902,815 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 335.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $46,395,000 after purchasing an additional 840,842 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $24,953,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on YPF. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $43.92.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

Shares of YPF opened at $33.07 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $13.01 billion, a PE ratio of 7.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.79. 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 has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.45. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.

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