Banco Santander S.A. Purchases 5,718 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Banco Santander S.A. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 46.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 18,151 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after buying an additional 5,718 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $772,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. North of South Capital LLP lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $52,584,000 after acquiring an additional 191,486 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,481,000 after acquiring an additional 28,617 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,314,000 after purchasing an additional 230,001 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,539,000. Finally, Fourth Sail Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,667,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 0.4 %

YPF stock opened at $33.28 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market capitalization 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 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.24.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on YPF. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus 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.