GF Fund Management CO. LTD. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 55,082 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $1,930,000.
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in YPF. North of South Capital LLP grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 12.2% during the 1st 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 purchasing an additional 150,366 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% during 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 last quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 251.9% during the 1st quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 47,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,664,000 after acquiring an additional 34,000 shares during the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 143.8% during the 1st quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 93,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $3,283,000 after buying an additional 55,264 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 191.0% in the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,382,000 after acquiring an additional 100,820 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts recently weighed in on YPF shares. Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $41.30.
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YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Up 0.7%
Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima stock traded up $0.22 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $32.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 800,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,050,345. The stock has a market cap of $12.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.78. 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 twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $33.99 and a 200-day moving average of $36.18.
About YPF Sociedad Anonima
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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.
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