SG Americas Securities LLC Has $1.37 Million Stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 769.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,103 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after buying an additional 34,604 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,370,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Truist Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at about $243,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter worth about $259,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter worth about $298,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF traded down $0.47 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $34.81. 579,243 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,093,036. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $33.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.85. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.79.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on YPF shares. HSBC upgraded 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 note on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anonima currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.30.

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.