Legal Advantage Investments Inc. Makes New Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Legal Advantage Investments Inc. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 5,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $213,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of YPF. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 745,379 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $14,997,000 after purchasing an additional 48,000 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $19,059,000 after acquiring an additional 932,212 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter valued at $6,890,000. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.9% in the second quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,168,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $23,519,000 after acquiring an additional 168,919 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Duquesne Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter worth about $12,845,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

NYSE YPF opened at $42.73 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $14.90 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.11. The stock has a market cap of $16.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.58, a PEG ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 1.91.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on YPF. Citigroup lowered 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 YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently 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.