YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Purchased by Fox Run Management L.L.C.

Key Points

• Fox Run Management L.L.C. significantly increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 492.0%, acquiring over 40,000 additional shares worth approximately $1.69 million.
• Multiple institutional investors, including Wells Fargo & Company and Barclays PLC, have increased their holdings in YPF during the last quarter, reflecting growing interest in the company.
• Analysts have upgraded YPF's stock rating, with Citigroup raising it from "neutral" to "buy" and setting a new price target of $48.00.

Fox Run Management L.L.C. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 492.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 48,257 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 40,106 shares during the quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,691,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of YPF. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $917,000 after purchasing an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth $394,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth $2,513,000. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 53.8% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 30,642 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,303,000 after purchasing an additional 10,720 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on YPF. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock 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 report on Friday, June 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $43.92.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $33.86 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $13.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.79. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.13. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12-month low of $20.42 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.43). The business had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 million. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%. On average, equities analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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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