Duquesne Family Office LLC Purchases 387,674 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Key Points

• Duquesne Family Office LLC increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 23.0% in Q1, now owning approximately $72.7 million in shares.
• Sunbelt Securities raised its position in YPF shares by an astonishing 742.6% in the same quarter, indicating increased interest from institutional investors.
• Analysts have adjusted their ratings on YPF, with Citigroup upgrading it to buy and setting a price target of $48.00, while the consensus rating is a Moderate Buy with a price target of $46.70.

Duquesne Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 23.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,075,390 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 387,674 shares during the period. YPF Sociedad Anonima accounts for approximately 2.4% of Duquesne Family Office LLC's holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Duquesne Family Office LLC owned approximately 0.53% of YPF Sociedad Anonima worth $72,722,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 253.5% in the 4th 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. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 2,092.6% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 945,959 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $40,213,000 after acquiring an additional 902,815 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 107.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 198,416 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $8,435,000 after acquiring an additional 102,838 shares during the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter valued at $1,488,000. Finally, FORA Capital LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth about $3,002,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $30.87. 1,795,097 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,594,463. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.91. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $32.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12 month low of $21.01 and a 12 month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced 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 the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.43). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%.The company had revenue of $3.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YPF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Monday, May 19th. 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $46.70.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.