Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Grows Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 55.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 535,361 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after purchasing an additional 190,098 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.14% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $9,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.7% in the 2nd quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,573 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,110 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 117,556 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,440,000 after acquiring an additional 1,248 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 44,780 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $549,000 after acquiring an additional 1,414 shares in the last quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.9% during the third quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 52,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $637,000 after acquiring an additional 1,487 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.0 %

NYSE:YPF traded down $0.44 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $21.17. 2,039,840 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,442,403. The firm has a market cap of $8.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.32 and a beta of 1.90. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.92. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $9.57 and a 52-week high of $22.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.56.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 6th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.95 by ($0.95). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 17.33% and a negative net margin of 7.58%. The firm had revenue of $4.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.47 billion. As a group, analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.14 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on YPF. Morgan Stanley upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $10.50 to $22.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. UBS Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $20.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $19.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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, natural gas, and NGLs. The company's downstream operations include the refining, marketing, and distribution of oil and petroleum products, as well as petroleum derivatives, such as petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, non-fossil fuels, biofuels, and related components; and production of hydrocarbons electric power.