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

GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 3,099.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 70,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 68,535 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,479,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in 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 valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 4,109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $259,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of YPF traded down $0.81 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $35.48. The stock had a trading volume of 899,452 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,050,272. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $13.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.85. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $33.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup raised 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 research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note 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, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.