Leuthold Group LLC Makes New $229,000 Investment in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Leuthold Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 7,266 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $229,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 208.0% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 66,444 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,328,000 after buying an additional 44,874 shares in the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 92.0% during the 1st quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 34,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,221,000 after acquiring an additional 16,707 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 8.7% in the first quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 32,834 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,151,000 after acquiring an additional 2,631 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.4% during the first quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 11,459 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avos Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the first quarter valued at approximately $488,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of YPF stock opened at $36.84 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $22.82 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The stock has a market cap of $14.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.12.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.60.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.