Brevan Howard Capital Management LP Sells 85,069 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Brevan Howard Capital Management LP reduced its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 13.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 547,087 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 85,069 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima makes up about 0.2% of Brevan Howard Capital Management LP's holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP owned about 0.14% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $23,508,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded up $1.86 during trading on Friday, hitting $32.70. 4,191,372 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,111,394. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

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) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. As a group, analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.