Insigneo Advisory Services LLC Raises Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 143.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 93,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 55,264 shares during the quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $3,283,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $917,000 after buying an additional 2,215 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima 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. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $203,000. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $243,000. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 46.0% in the fourth quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 18,151 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $772,000 after buying an additional 5,718 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.2%

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $35.48 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $13.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.85. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $33.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on YPF. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima 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. Wall Street Zen cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the stock 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 data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.