Dorsey Wright & Associates Sells 13,111 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

Dorsey Wright & Associates lessened its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 10.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 117,843 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 13,111 shares during the period. Dorsey Wright & Associates' holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $4,129,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,354 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $503,000 after purchasing an additional 1,745 shares in the last quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 14.1% in the first quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 50,208 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,759,000 after buying an additional 6,221 shares during the period. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter valued at about $1,930,000. Finally, North of South Capital LLP increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 12.2% in the first quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,387,350 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $48,613,000 after buying an additional 150,366 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Up 2.3%

NYSE:YPF traded up $0.76 on Friday, hitting $33.16. The stock had a trading volume of 1,758,376 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,663,912. The business's fifty day moving average is $33.81 and its 200 day moving average is $34.92. The company has a market cap of $13.04 billion, a PE ratio of 7.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.