Strategic Financial Concepts LLC Makes New $2.93 Million Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 68,866 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,927,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Deltec Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 42.1% during the 4th quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 13,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $574,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in 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 in the last quarter. JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $817,000. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $128,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $37.78 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $42.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $15.80 and a 52-week high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.