Russell Investments Group Ltd. Has $24.58 Million Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 45.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 781,640 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 244,597 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $24,583,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in YPF. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 2nd quarter valued at about $57,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,157.2% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 1,759 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter worth approximately $89,000. LGT Group Foundation acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the first quarter valued at approximately $238,000. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the second quarter valued at approximately $259,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $36.84 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $31.13 and its 200 day moving average is $32.15. 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 price-to-earnings ratio of 11.88, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.