Raymond James Financial Inc. Takes $2.51 Million Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 59,112 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $2,513,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $31.14 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $12.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock's 50-day moving average is $33.36 and its 200-day moving average is $35.85.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating 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 raised their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target 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.

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