Activest Wealth Management Grows Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Activest Wealth Management raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 685.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,272 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after buying an additional 46,489 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima makes up approximately 0.6% of Activest Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Activest Wealth Management’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,265,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake 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 during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings 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 during the period. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in 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 valued at $1,216,000 after buying an additional 2,608 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF opened at $37.78 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.04. The stock has a market cap of $14.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $15.80 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

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.