Quantbot Technologies LP Has $337,000 Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP has reduced its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 68.1%, owning 9,631 shares valued at $337,000 after selling 20,522 shares in the first quarter.
• Analysts have upgraded YPF shares, with Citigroup moving its rating from "neutral" to "buy" and raising the price target from $44.00 to $48.00.
• YPF Sociedad Anonima reported a missed EPS estimate of $0.13, falling short of the consensus of $0.56, with revenues of $3.47 million for the quarter.

Quantbot Technologies LP cut its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 68.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,631 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 20,522 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $337,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LWM Advisory Services LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 11.1% in the 1st quarter. LWM Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 1,282 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 492.0% in the 1st quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 48,257 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,691,000 after purchasing an additional 40,106 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 1st quarter worth $89,000. LGT Group Foundation acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 1st quarter worth $238,000. Finally, Avos Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 1st quarter worth $488,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on YPF. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $43.92.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Price Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $30.74 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $32.76 and a 200-day moving average of $33.64. The company has a market capitalization of $12.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.92, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.79. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $21.01 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75.

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

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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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