North of South Capital LLP Has $48.61 Million Stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

North of South Capital LLP lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 12.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,387,350 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after buying an additional 150,366 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anonima comprises approximately 5.4% of North of South Capital LLP's holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest 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 and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,708 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $203,000. Truist Financial Corp bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position 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 buying an additional 4,109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $259,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded up $0.53 on Wednesday, reaching $31.98. 1,894,030 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,049,757. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The company has a fifty day moving average of $34.00 and a 200-day moving average of $36.38. The company has a market capitalization of $12.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.45, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $41.30.

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.