Diversify Wealth Management LLC Acquires 2,608 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,608 shares during the quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,216,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norden Group LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $382,000. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $368,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $1,179,000. LSV Asset Management raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 31.5% during the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 130,700 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,588,000 after buying an additional 31,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $1,077,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of YPF stock opened at $24.53 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.84. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $9.57 and a 52-week high of $26.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.65 billion, a PE ratio of -11.68, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.93.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 4.57% and a positive return on equity of 22.86%. The business had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. On average, analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on YPF shares. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.09.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company 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.