RWC Asset Management LLP Takes Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

RWC Asset Management LLP acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 625,081 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $10,745,000. RWC Asset Management LLP owned 0.16% of YPF Sociedad Anónima at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 3.3% in the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 44,780 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $549,000 after acquiring an additional 1,414 shares during the period. Navellier & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2.9% in 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 period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter worth $27,000. Dfpg Investments LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Dfpg Investments LLC now owns 54,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $910,000 after purchasing an additional 3,915 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 46.9% during the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 17,263 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $201,000 after purchasing an additional 5,509 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded up $0.93 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $21.17. The stock had a trading volume of 1,508,582 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,189,117. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The company has a market cap of $8.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.32 and a beta of 1.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $9.57 and a 1 year high of $22.27. The business's 50 day moving average price is $19.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.46.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 6th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.95 by ($0.95). The firm had revenue of $4.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.47 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 17.33% and a negative net margin of 7.58%. Research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on YPF shares. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $17.40 to $20.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $20.00 to $24.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $10.50 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, March 21st. StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Finally, UBS Group raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $18.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $20.58.

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, 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.