4,853 Shares in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Purchased by DGS Capital Management LLC

DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,853 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dorsey Wright & Associates increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,481,000 after purchasing an additional 28,617 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,314,000 after purchasing an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 60.8% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 71,251 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,511,000 after buying an additional 26,936 shares during the last quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 59.7% in the third quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 128,483 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,725,000 after buying an additional 48,025 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,890,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of YPF stock opened at $40.90 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $14.94 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The business’s fifty day moving average is $41.95 and its 200 day moving average is $29.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a market capitalization of $16.09 billion, a PE ratio of 20.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 1.91.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 20th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.16.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.