SG Americas Securities LLC Has $1.37 Million Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 769.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 39,103 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,604 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,370,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at $203,000. Truist Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $243,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 253.5% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 4,109 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $259,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $298,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $35.48 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.90. The firm has a market cap of $13.96 billion, a PE ratio of 17.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.85. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on YPF shares. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.30.

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.