YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Stock Position Decreased by Dorsey Wright & Associates

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

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% in the 1st 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 during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $503,000 after purchasing an additional 1,745 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $917,000 after purchasing an additional 2,215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of YPF traded up $0.76 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $33.16. The company had a trading volume of 1,758,376 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,663,912. The company's 50 day moving average price is $33.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.99. The stock has a market cap of $13.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.73, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.78. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. 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 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.