Shilanski & Associates Inc. Sells 2,893 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

Shilanski & Associates Inc. lowered its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 21.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,544 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 2,893 shares during the quarter. Shilanski & Associates Inc.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $369,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 742.6% in the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,938 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,708 shares during the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Truist Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 4,109 shares during the period. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $259,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Down 0.1%

YPF stock opened at $33.35 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The company has a market capitalization of $13.12 billion, a PE ratio of 7.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.85. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $34.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.79.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.