GF Fund Management CO. LTD. Buys New Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

GF Fund Management CO. LTD. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 55,082 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $1,930,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 1,257,616 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at $45,664,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position 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 buying an additional 902,815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 840,842 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and increased their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anonima 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF traded up $2.11 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $33.01. The company had a trading volume of 1,908,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,052,344. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.79. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.78.

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.