Sowell Financial Services LLC Sells 904 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF)

Sowell Financial Services LLC lessened its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 7.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,632 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 904 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $373,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $917,000 after buying an additional 2,215 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 4,109 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter worth about $203,000. Truist Financial Corp bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter worth about $243,000. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 18,151 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $772,000 after purchasing an additional 5,718 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $34.73 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $33.94 and a 200-day moving average of $36.80. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.