AdvisorShares Investments LLC Cuts Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

AdvisorShares Investments LLC decreased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 47.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 27,855 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 24,860 shares during the period. AdvisorShares Investments LLC's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,184,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $917,000 after buying an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.20 on Friday, hitting $29.04. 1,752,451 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,103,463. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a market capitalization of $11.42 billion, a PE ratio of 14.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The firm's 50-day moving average is $32.94 and its 200 day moving average is $35.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. Sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.