Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. Purchases 100,820 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 191.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 100,820 shares during the quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $5,382,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the fourth quarter valued at $203,000. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter worth about $243,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 4,109 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter valued at about $259,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at about $298,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE YPF traded down $0.13 during trading on Thursday, hitting $35.30. 1,035,804 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,050,178. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.87. The company has a market capitalization of $13.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.23, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.