YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Sold by Brevan Howard Capital Management LP

Brevan Howard Capital Management LP trimmed its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 13.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 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 accounts for about 0.2% of Brevan Howard Capital Management LP's portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP owned approximately 0.14% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $23,508,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. 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 valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

NYSE:YPF traded up $1.86 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $32.70. 4,191,372 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,110,336. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $32.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.00. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The company has a market cap of $12.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its 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 business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.