YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Bought by Cetera Advisors LLC

Cetera Advisors LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 29.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 93,770 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,576 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,396,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 38.2% in the 2nd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,149,290 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $46,893,000 after acquiring an additional 870,233 shares during the last quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 104.1% during the 2nd quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 42,964 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $605,000 after buying an additional 21,909 shares during the last quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% during the 2nd quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. now owns 21,066 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $314,000 after buying an additional 2,160 shares during the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth $279,000. Finally, Navellier & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 50,513 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $752,000 after buying an additional 2,233 shares during the last quarter. 10.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 39.9 %

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $15.01 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $11.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $6.79 and a twelve month high of $16.19. The stock has a market cap of $5.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.80 and a beta of 1.65.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YPF has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Thursday, September 21st. They set a “hold” rating and a $14.50 price objective for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $9.50 to $8.50 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 15th.

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, natural gas, and NGLs. The company's downstream operations include the refining, marketing, and distribution of oil and petroleum products, as well as petroleum derivatives, such as petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, non-fossil fuels, biofuels, and related components; and production of hydrocarbons electric power.