Vident Advisory LLC Acquires New Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 7,017 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $298,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $917,000 after buying an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 42.1% during the fourth quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 13,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $574,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $0.76 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $34.63. 1,586,225 shares of the company traded hands, 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. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43. The stock has a market cap of $13.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $32.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.13.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on YPF. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Five equities research 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, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $41.30.

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.