Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lowered its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 37.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 64,483 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 38,238 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,741,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Systrade AG boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 80.0% in the 4th quarter. Systrade AG now owns 45,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,913,000 after buying an additional 20,000 shares in the last quarter. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at $213,000. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $206,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.
YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.2 %
Shares of YPF traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $29.73. 379,720 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,100,514. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.81. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.69 billion, a PE ratio of 15.02, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.
YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. On average, analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have recently commented on YPF shares. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.73.
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YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile
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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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