Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH Takes $1.05 Million Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 30,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $1,051,000. YPF Sociedad Anónima accounts for about 1.4% of Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH's holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $205,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.1%

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded up $0.36 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $33.97. The stock had a trading volume of 506,136 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,074,554. The company has a market cap of $13.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.16, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. 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 business's 50 day moving average price is $32.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.09. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current 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.