Banco Santander S.A. Has $772,000 Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Banco Santander S.A. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 46.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,151 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,718 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $772,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $2,513,000. Fourth Sail Capital LP acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $5,667,000. LWM Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $492,000. North of South Capital LLP increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $52,584,000 after purchasing an additional 191,486 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $243,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE:YPF opened at $33.28 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.09 billion, a PE ratio of 16.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.24.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $39.16.

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.