Hsbc Holdings PLC decreased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 21.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor 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 reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $89,009,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $45,664,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position 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 valued at $46,395,000 after buying an additional 840,842 shares during the period. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $15,111,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $14,394,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.7 %
Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.20 on Friday, hitting $29.04. The company had a trading volume of 1,752,451 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,106,401. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $32.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58.
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) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. Equities analysts anticipate 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 analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.73.
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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.
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