YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Purchased by GAMMA Investing LLC

GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 3,099.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 70,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 68,535 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,479,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $203,000. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $243,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima 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 worth $244,000 after buying an additional 4,109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $259,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped 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 Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of YPF traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $36.27. The company had a trading volume of 2,640,356 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,052,207. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $33.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The stock has a market cap of $14.27 billion, a PE ratio of 18.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.85.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. Sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.