Aigen Investment Management LP Sells 19,377 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Aigen Investment Management LP trimmed its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 65.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 10,406 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 19,377 shares during the quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $442,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth about $144,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $33.28 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $39.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.00. 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 cap of $13.09 billion, a PE ratio of 16.81, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the subject of several research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.