YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) is North of South Capital LLP’s 6th Largest Position

North of South Capital LLP boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 18.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after buying an additional 191,486 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima accounts for about 6.4% of North of South Capital LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. North of South Capital LLP owned approximately 0.31% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $52,584,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 3.2 %

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $38.31 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $41.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.99. The stock has a market cap of $15.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 1.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. 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

Several analysts have recently issued reports on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.