Hennessy Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF – Free Report) by 44.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 389,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 119,000 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc. owned 0.10% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $7,712,000 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. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $229,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter valued at approximately $171,000. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 98.9% during the first quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 18,819 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $373,000 after buying an additional 9,356 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter valued at approximately $270,000. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $378,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.
YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance
Shares of YPF stock traded down $0.40 on Friday, reaching $20.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,230,099 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,346,903. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.20. The company has a market capitalization of $7.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.98 and a beta of 1.95. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $9.57 and a 1 year high of $24.76.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have recently issued reports on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective 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. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.00 to $22.90 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 17th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $20.00 to $24.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $10.50 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.73.
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.
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