Cetera Investment Advisers Sells 8,416 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Cetera Investment Advisers reduced its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 13.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 55,038 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 8,416 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers' holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,340,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the period. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, 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 note on Monday, April 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.3%

NYSE YPF opened at $35.86 on Monday. The stock's 50 day moving average is $32.82 and its 200 day moving average is $36.59. 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 has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The stock has a market cap of $14.10 billion, a PE ratio of 18.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for 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%. Research analysts predict 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.

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