JPMorgan Chase & Co. Reduces Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 12.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,292,403 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 605,912 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned approximately 1.09% of YPF Sociedad Anonima worth $104,262,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the second quarter worth about $57,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,157.2% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 1,759 shares during the last quarter. Leuthold Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $229,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 7,696.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,796 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 7,696 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 10,476 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $329,000 after buying an additional 584 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on YPF shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.67.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $38.52 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $36.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.75. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1-year low of $22.82 and a 1-year high of $40.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.64 and a beta of 1.43.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE: YPF) is an integrated oil and gas company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company’s primary businesses encompass upstream exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, midstream transportation and storage, and downstream refining and distribution. YPF operates several major refineries and a nationwide network of service stations, supplying fuels, lubricants, and petrochemical products to both retail and industrial customers.

Founded in 1922 as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales, YPF was the world’s first state‐owned oil company.