Cetera Investment Advisers Sells 6,011 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Cetera Investment Advisers lowered its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,215 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 6,011 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,485,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ping Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 88.9% during the second quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,482,200 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $46,615,000 after acquiring an additional 697,600 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 23.0% in the 1st quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $72,722,000 after buying an additional 387,674 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,179,942 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $41,345,000 after purchasing an additional 233,983 shares in the last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,933.0% during the first quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 150,221 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,264,000 after buying an additional 142,832 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,176,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE YPF opened at $36.37 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.30 billion, a PE ratio of 11.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.73. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $31.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $22.82 and a 52 week high of $47.43.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on YPF shares. Zacks Research raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.60.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.