Strategic Financial Concepts LLC Makes New Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 68,866 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,927,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings 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 valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 771 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during 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. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter worth approximately $144,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $37.21 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $41.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.65. The company has a market cap of $14.64 billion, a PE ratio of 18.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th. Finally, Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.16.

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.