Hsbc Holdings PLC Decreases Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Hsbc Holdings PLC trimmed its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 21.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 203,344 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 54,128 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.05% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $8,699,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the fourth 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 buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF traded down $0.20 during trading on Friday, reaching $29.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,752,451 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,103,463. The company has a market capitalization of $11.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company's fifty day moving average price is $32.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.94. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the topic of a number of research reports. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com 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. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.73.

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.