68,866 Shares in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Purchased by Strategic Financial Concepts LLC

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

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,091 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $144,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $37.21 on Monday. 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 $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The company has a fifty day moving average of $41.87 and a 200-day moving average of $31.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.