Voloridge Investment Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Voloridge Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 41.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,587,869 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 467,793 shares during the period. Voloridge Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.40% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $67,500,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $128,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YPF has been the subject of several recent research reports. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of 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 boosted their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Five 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 has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.30.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $36.50. 1,072,625 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,105,205. 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 of $32.99 and a 200-day moving average of $36.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The stock 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 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 the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. As a group, analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal 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.