Insigneo Advisory Services LLC Purchases 55,264 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 143.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 93,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after buying an additional 55,264 shares during the quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $3,283,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 191.0% during 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 purchasing an additional 100,820 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 89.4% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 232,723 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $8,155,000 after buying an additional 109,844 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 769.1% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 39,103 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,370,000 after buying an additional 34,604 shares in the last quarter. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 1st quarter worth $1,051,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 3,099.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 70,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $2,479,000 after acquiring an additional 68,535 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on YPF. Wall Street Zen downgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

YPF Sociedad Anonima stock traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $35.30. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,035,804 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,050,178. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market cap of $13.89 billion, a PE ratio of 8.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.85. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $33.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.87.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.