Stifel Financial Corp Lowers Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Stifel Financial Corp decreased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 37.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,493 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 15,148 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,084,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position 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 worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of 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 worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $0.32 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $35.59. 1,223,672 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,109,358. 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 firm's 50 day moving average price is $32.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last announced 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). 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. As a group, equities analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.