Tidal Investments LLC Makes New Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 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 made changes to their positions in the company. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $203,000. Finally, Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $205,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.76 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $34.63. The stock had a trading volume of 1,586,225 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,093,807. 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 market cap of $13.62 billion, a PE ratio of 17.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The company's 50 day moving average is $32.95 and its 200-day moving average is $37.13.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on YPF. HSBC upgraded 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 target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Five investment 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, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.30.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.