Barclays PLC Sells 9,938 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Barclays PLC lowered its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 33.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 19,922 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 9,938 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $422,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of YPF. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,293,000. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 184.2% in the second quarter. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC now owns 167,902 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $3,378,000 after acquiring an additional 108,815 shares during the last quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 745,379 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $14,997,000 after purchasing an additional 48,000 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $19,059,000 after purchasing an additional 932,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $6,890,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reiterated 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, December 4th. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 12th. Finally, Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.16.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $42.73 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $14.90 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $40.82 and its 200-day moving average is $28.89. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $16.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.58, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.91.

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.