Graham Capital Management L.P. Trims Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Graham Capital Management L.P. cut its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 85.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,389 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 45,052 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $314,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth $2,927,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,244,000. Fourth Sail Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $5,667,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.57 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $35.93. 1,863,221 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,119,409. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $32.94 and a 200 day moving average of $36.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $14.13 billion, a PE ratio of 18.15, 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 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 analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. As a group, 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 equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. HSBC raised shares of 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. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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.