XTX Topco Ltd Buys New Position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

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

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 29.0% in the first quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC now owns 6,234 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% in 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 period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,354 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $503,000 after acquiring an additional 1,745 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 4,109 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on YPF. Citigroup raised 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 research report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. HSBC raised shares of 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 research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Four research 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.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $43.92.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $33.07 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $33.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.01 billion, a PE ratio of 7.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.60. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43.

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.

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