Two Sigma Investments LP Raises Stock Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 24.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 983,901 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 196,037 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP owned approximately 0.25% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $41,826,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $522,000. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $719,000. NorthRock Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $259,000. Miura Global Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $2,551,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.6% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,145,571 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $91,208,000 after acquiring an additional 450,935 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded up $0.38 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $36.50. The company had a trading volume of 1,072,625 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,105,205. The company has a market capitalization of $14.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.43, 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 fifty day moving average is $32.99 and its 200-day moving average is $36.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its 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). The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. Equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised 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 assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target 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.