Dorsey Wright & Associates Raises Stock Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Dorsey Wright & Associates increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 12.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,617 shares during the period. YPF Sociedad Anónima accounts for about 1.3% of Dorsey Wright & Associates’ holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Dorsey Wright & Associates owned approximately 0.07% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $5,481,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.6% in the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $841,000 after buying an additional 1,066 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $185,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Banco Santander S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at approximately $270,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter valued at approximately $618,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.51.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $38.87 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $29.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.16. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $14.53 and a 52-week high of $42.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.63, a PEG ratio of 0.13 and a beta of 1.94.

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.