Cetera Investment Advisers Reduces Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Cetera Investment Advisers cut its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 13.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund 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 recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 107.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 198,416 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $8,435,000 after purchasing an additional 102,838 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2,092.6% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 945,959 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $40,213,000 after purchasing an additional 902,815 shares during the last quarter. Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $2,821,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth about $3,661,000. Finally, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $24,953,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF traded up $0.38 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $36.50. 1,072,625 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,105,205. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a 50 day moving average of $32.99 and a 200-day moving average of $36.85. The stock has a market cap of $14.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced 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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. Analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.