YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Purchased by LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 24.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 218,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 42,500 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management owned about 0.06% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $9,288,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in 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 purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock traded up $0.51 on Friday, hitting $33.00. The company had a trading volume of 1,411,002 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,120,223. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market cap of $12.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $34.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.24.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.73.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.