Axiom Investors LLC DE Reduces Stock Position in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Key Points

• Axiom Investors LLC DE significantly reduced its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 74.6%, selling 160,730 shares, leaving it with 54,860 shares valued at approximately $1.92 million.
• YPF's stock price dropped by 15.1%, currently trading around $26.17, while the company reported a loss in earnings for its latest quarter, missing estimates with earnings per share of $0.13.
• Despite recent changes, analysts maintain a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for YPF with a target price of $46.70, indicating some confidence in the stock's future performance.

Axiom Investors LLC DE cut its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 74.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 54,860 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 160,730 shares during the period. Axiom Investors LLC DE's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,922,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1.2% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,170,968 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $76,071,000 after acquiring an additional 25,397 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 23.0% in the first quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $72,722,000 after purchasing an additional 387,674 shares during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,933.0% in the first quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 150,221 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,264,000 after purchasing an additional 142,832 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 96.4% in the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 13,784 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 6,767 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 24.7% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,179,942 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $41,345,000 after purchasing an additional 233,983 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima stock traded down $1.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $27.08. 2,087,791 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,388,886. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 1 year low of $21.01 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The stock's fifty day moving average is $31.72 and its 200 day moving average is $32.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $10.65 billion, a PE ratio of 8.74, a PEG ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.91.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.43). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%.The company had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 million. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research lowered YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $46.70.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.