Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Sells 23,800 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC cut its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 57.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,400 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 23,800 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $740,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,661,000. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $24,953,000. D1 Capital Partners L.P. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $15,910,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $89,009,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 473,498 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $20,128,000 after acquiring an additional 199,304 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF traded down $0.52 during trading on Thursday, reaching $35.73. The company had a trading volume of 1,363,073 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,111,247. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $32.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.28. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. 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 $14.05 billion, a PE ratio of 17.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued 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 return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the subject of a number of research reports. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and increased their price target for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.73.

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, 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.