374,276 Shares in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Acquired by D1 Capital Partners L.P.

D1 Capital Partners L.P. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 374,276 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $15,910,000. D1 Capital Partners L.P. owned about 0.10% of YPF Sociedad Anónima at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of YPF. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $917,000 after acquiring an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $32.63 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $33.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $35.54. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.83 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48, a P/E/G 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 released 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 return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. The company had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. As a group, research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.

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