YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) is North of South Capital LLP's 9th Largest Position

North of South Capital LLP lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 12.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,387,350 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 150,366 shares during the period. YPF Sociedad Anonima accounts for about 5.4% of North of South Capital LLP's portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. North of South Capital LLP owned approximately 0.35% of YPF Sociedad Anonima worth $48,613,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,708 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter worth $203,000. Truist Financial Corp acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at $243,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% in the 4th 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 during the period. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter valued at $259,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. 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 currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Up 0.7%

YPF stock traded up $0.22 during trading on Friday, reaching $32.26. The stock had a trading volume of 800,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,053,206. 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 company has a market capitalization of $12.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.78. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43. The company's 50 day moving average is $33.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.14.

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.