Duquesne Family Office LLC Increases Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Duquesne Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 292.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,257,616 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima makes up approximately 1.9% of Duquesne Family Office LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Duquesne Family Office LLC owned 0.43% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $71,745,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,314,000 after purchasing an additional 230,001 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in 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 period. Systrade AG grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 80.0% in the 4th quarter. Systrade AG now owns 45,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,913,000 after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF stock opened at $30.16 on Wednesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.23, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $32.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.00. 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 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). The firm 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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