Advisors Preferred LLC Takes Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 987 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% in the third 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 during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,685.6% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 312,293 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $6,624,000 after acquiring an additional 294,803 shares during the period. Deltec Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter worth $201,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% in the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,216,000 after acquiring an additional 2,608 shares during the period. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 105.2% during the third quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 29,783 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 15,266 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 3.9 %

NYSE:YPF opened at $37.78 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $42.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $30.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $15.80 and a 52 week high of $47.43. 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 stock has a market cap of $14.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.08, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

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.