YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Purchased by Systrade AG

Systrade AG raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 80.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 45,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the period. YPF Sociedad Anónima makes up 3.1% of Systrade AG’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Systrade AG’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,216,000 after acquiring an additional 2,608 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares during the period. Finally, Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth $144,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $42.73 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $40.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $28.95. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.90 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The company has a market capitalization of $16.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.91.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on YPF shares. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.