Hsbc Holdings PLC Grows Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF – Get Rating) by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 503,826 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after buying an additional 11,248 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.13% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $3,144,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth $28,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at about $57,000. Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at about $74,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $75,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth about $88,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.42% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $11.88 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.04. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $2.82 and a one year high of $13.11. The company has a market cap of $4.67 billion, a PE ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.50.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on YPF. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $5.10 to $5.80 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $7.53.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Profile

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YPF SA engages in the exploration, production, and distribution of oil and gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Gas and Power, Downstream, Central Administration and Other. The Upstream segment sells petroleum and natural gas. The Gas and Power segment markets natural gas to third parties and downstream segment; and manages commercial and technical LNG Regasification Terminals in Bahia Blanca and Escobar.