Shilanski & Associates Inc. Sells 5,486 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Shilanski & Associates Inc. reduced its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 29.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,437 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 5,486 shares during the quarter. Shilanski & Associates Inc.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $571,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during 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. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% during the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608 shares in the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 2,992 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal Advantage Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $213,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YPF has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock 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 increased their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $41.87 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $41.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market cap of $16.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.15, a PEG ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 1.91. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $14.94 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.