BNP Paribas Financial Markets Buys 902,815 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 2,092.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 945,959 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 902,815 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned approximately 0.24% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $40,213,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $89,009,000. North of South Capital LLP raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $52,584,000 after purchasing an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $46,395,000 after purchasing an additional 840,842 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth $45,664,000. Finally, Discovery Capital Management LLC CT increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 14.4% during the 4th quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 852,479 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $36,239,000 after purchasing an additional 107,100 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.1%

YPF traded up $0.40 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $35.93. The stock had a trading volume of 1,209,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,108,860. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $32.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. 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 (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on YPF. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus 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.