Banco Santander S.A. Takes Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Banco Santander S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 13,433 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $270,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Cetera Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $841,000 after buying an additional 1,066 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 7.1% in the first quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 18,555 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $367,000 after acquiring an additional 1,226 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 30,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $606,000 after purchasing an additional 1,424 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on YPF. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $18.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $22.18.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 3.4 %

YPF traded up $0.73 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $22.46. The company had a trading volume of 1,453,438 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,147,041. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $20.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.35. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $9.57 and a 52 week high of $24.76. The company has a market capitalization of $8.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.49, a PEG ratio of 0.09 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

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.