YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Sold by Envestnet Asset Management Inc.

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lowered its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 1.5% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 63,522 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 961 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $2,226,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at about $203,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at about $259,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 4th quarter valued at about $298,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anonima currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.92.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

YPF opened at $34.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $13.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.78. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $33.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

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.