Bank of America Corp DE Acquires 102,838 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 107.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 198,416 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 102,838 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE owned 0.05% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $8,435,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. DGS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $128,000. JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $817,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $36.56. 1,628,923 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,103,300. The stock has a market cap of $14.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.46, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $33.01 and a 200-day moving average of $36.95. 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 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 posted 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 analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. On average, analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.