Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. Purchases New Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 3,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $128,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $206,000. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $213,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $144,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group reiterated 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. Citigroup downgraded 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 research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 3.5 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $39.54 on Tuesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $14.94 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The company has a 50 day moving average of $42.04 and a 200 day moving average of $29.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company has a market capitalization of $15.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 1.91.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.