Icon Advisers Inc. Co. Has $3.78 Million Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Icon Advisers Inc. Co. lowered its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 55.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 89,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 111,000 shares during the quarter. Icon Advisers Inc. Co.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $3,783,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,314,000 after purchasing an additional 230,001 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Systrade AG lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 80.0% during the 4th quarter. Systrade AG now owns 45,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,913,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the period. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $213,000. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 1.6 %

YPF traded up $0.51 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $33.00. 1,411,002 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,120,223. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $34.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. As a group, equities analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YPF has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.