Tidal Investments LLC Acquires Shares of 12,270 YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Tidal Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 12,270 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $522,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $46,395,000 after purchasing an additional 840,842 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $2,927,000. Fourth Sail Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $5,667,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,244,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on YPF. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.81 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $35.45. The company had a trading volume of 3,080,217 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,095,866. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market cap of $13.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.90, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.08.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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). 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 analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. On average, analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.