Deltec Asset Management LLC Raises Stock Position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

Deltec Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 251.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 47,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 34,000 shares during the quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,664,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 292.4% in the 4th quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $71,745,000 after buying an additional 1,257,616 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,664,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 2,092.6% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 945,959 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $40,213,000 after acquiring an additional 902,815 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 335.6% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on YPF. Wall Street Zen downgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report 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's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Up 1.7%

NYSE:YPF traded up $0.59 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $34.38. 1,344,378 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,041,065. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 1.85. The firm's fifty day moving average is $33.95 and its 200-day moving average is $36.75. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

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.