Mariner LLC Invests $398,000 in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Mariner LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 9,357 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $398,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings 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 valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 7.3 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded up $2.06 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $30.16. The stock had a trading volume of 2,640,090 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,106,473. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.86 billion, a PE ratio of 15.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (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 analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $40.73.

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.