Insigneo Advisory Services LLC Sells 8,912 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Insigneo Advisory Services LLC lessened its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 18.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,436 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 8,912 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,634,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on YPF shares. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. HSBC raised 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 note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 3.8 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $1.26 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $31.82. The stock had a trading volume of 636,455 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,117,612. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.52 billion, a PE ratio of 16.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $34.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.51. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.