LWM Advisory Services LLC Makes New $492,000 Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

LWM Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 11,576 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $492,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the 3rd 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 grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th 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. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th 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. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 3.2 %

YPF stock opened at $37.14 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.22. The firm has a market cap of $14.61 billion, a PE ratio of 18.76, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the topic of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 20th. Finally, Citigroup cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus 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.