34,838 Shares in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Bought by XTX Topco Ltd

Key Points

• XTX Topco Ltd has acquired 34,838 shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima, valued at approximately $1,221,000, signifying a new stake in the company during the first quarter.
• Multiple hedge funds, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and LPL Financial LLC, have significantly increased their positions in YPF, indicating growing institutional interest in the stock.
• Analysts have raised their ratings on YPF Sociedad Anonima, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $43.92, reflecting positive market sentiment.

XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 34,838 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $1,221,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of YPF. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $917,000 after acquiring an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 335.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $46,395,000 after purchasing an additional 840,842 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 265.2% during the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 66,194 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $2,814,000 after purchasing an additional 48,068 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $14,394,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,548,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating 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. Finally, HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $43.92.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

Shares of YPF traded up $0.73 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $34.21. 684,560 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,981,638. The company has a market cap of $13.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.79. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a fifty-two week low of $17.82 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm's fifty day moving average is $33.48 and its 200 day moving average is $34.39.

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.