Wellington Management Group LLP Buys New Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 59,943 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $2,548,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in 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 worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of 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 boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $917,000 after buying an additional 2,215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 253.5% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,730 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 4,109 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF traded down $0.55 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $33.72. 1,827,642 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,066,412. The company has a market cap of $13.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.85. 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 company's 50-day moving average price is $32.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.07. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on YPF shares. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently 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.