Marshall Wace LLP Buys 199,304 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 72.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 473,498 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after buying an additional 199,304 shares during the quarter. Marshall Wace LLP owned about 0.12% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $20,128,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

NYSE YPF traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $32.32. The company had a trading volume of 912,352 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,142,327. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The company has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a PE ratio of 16.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $33.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.61.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 firm had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. As a group, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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.