YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF Stake Increased by Fox Run Management L.L.C.

Key Points

• Fox Run Management L.L.C. significantly increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 492.0%, acquiring over 40,000 additional shares worth approximately $1.69 million.
• Multiple institutional investors, including Wells Fargo & Company and Barclays PLC, have increased their holdings in YPF during the last quarter, reflecting growing interest in the company.
• Analysts have upgraded YPF's stock rating, with Citigroup raising it from "neutral" to "buy" and setting a new price target of $48.00.

Fox Run Management L.L.C. increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 492.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 48,257 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 40,106 shares during the period. Fox Run Management L.L.C.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,691,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of YPF. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima 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 acquiring an additional 2,215 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima 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 in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $394,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,513,000. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 53.8% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 30,642 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,303,000 after buying an additional 10,720 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of YPF traded down $0.9680 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $32.7720. 743,083 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,953,755. The firm has a market cap of $12.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.79. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.92. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12-month low of $20.42 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.43). The firm had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 million. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 12.39%. Sell-side analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $43.92.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.