MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Acquires 25,397 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Key Points

• MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. has increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1.2%, now owning approximately 2,170,968 shares worth $76 million.
• Several other institutional investors also raised their positions, with Graham Capital Management L.P. increasing its stake by a remarkable 1,933%.
• Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a target price of approximately $46.70 after recent ratings upgrades.

MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 1.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,170,968 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 25,397 shares during the quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. owned approximately 0.55% of YPF Sociedad Anonima worth $76,071,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Duquesne Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 387,674 shares during the last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 142,832 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 6,767 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 233,983 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 16.3% in the first quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 17,277 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $605,000 after acquiring an additional 2,423 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup raised YPF Sociedad Anonima 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 report on Monday, May 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $46.70.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $30.87 on Friday. The business's 50 day moving average price is $32.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.30. The company has a market cap of $12.14 billion, a PE ratio of 9.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a twelve month low of $21.01 and a twelve month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 million. On average, analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

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.

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