Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Buys Shares of 66,370 YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 66,370 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $2,821,000. YPF Sociedad Anónima comprises about 1.2% of Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.'s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Systrade AG lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 80.0% during the 4th quarter. Systrade AG now owns 45,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,913,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the period. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at $213,000. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $206,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of YPF traded up $0.71 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $30.98. The stock had a trading volume of 1,813,216 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,100,186. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The firm has a market cap of $12.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The business's fifty day moving average is $32.61 and its 200 day moving average is $35.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.