EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 9,864 YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 9,864 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $419,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Dorsey Wright & Associates grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,481,000 after buying an additional 28,617 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,927,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,244,000. Finally, Fourth Sail Capital LP acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,667,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $35.77 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $38.88 and a 200-day moving average of $33.40. The company has a market cap of $14.07 billion, a PE ratio of 18.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.