Two Sigma Investments LP Increases Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

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

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.6% in the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 450,935 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $89,009,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 292.4% during the fourth quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,687,716 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $71,745,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257,616 shares during the last quarter. North of South Capital LLP boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the fourth quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $52,584,000 after acquiring an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $46,395,000 after acquiring an additional 840,842 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on YPF shares. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.1%

YPF stock traded up $0.38 during trading on Friday, reaching $36.50. 1,072,625 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,106,520. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $32.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.79. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The firm 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 (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. On average, research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.