YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Acquired by Deltec Asset Management LLC

Deltec Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 251.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,000 shares during the quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,664,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 143.8% in the first quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 93,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $3,283,000 after acquiring an additional 55,264 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 191.0% in the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,382,000 after acquiring an additional 100,820 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 89.4% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 232,723 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $8,155,000 after acquiring an additional 109,844 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 769.1% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 39,103 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,370,000 after acquiring an additional 34,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter worth about $1,051,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anonima to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Down 1.6%

YPF Sociedad Anonima stock opened at $34.73 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $33.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The company has a market capitalization of $13.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.85. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.