Advisors Preferred LLC Acquires Shares of 987 YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 987 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,927,000. Deltec Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 42.1% during the fourth quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 13,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $574,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $817,000. Finally, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $128,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 3.9 %

YPF stock opened at $37.78 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company’s 50 day moving average is $42.10 and its 200 day moving average is $30.88. The stock has a market cap of $14.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $15.80 and a 1-year high of $47.43.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.