GAMMA Investing LLC Boosts Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 130.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $94,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $63,000. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,181 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $406,000 after buying an additional 1,186 shares during the last quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC now owns 68,068 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,370,000 after buying an additional 12,555 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,293,000. Finally, Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 184.2% in the 2nd quarter. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC now owns 167,902 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $3,378,000 after buying an additional 108,815 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on YPF. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF opened at $45.88 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.91. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $14.53 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $38.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

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.