Raymond James Financial Inc. Invests $2.51 Million in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 59,112 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $2,513,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted 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 valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew 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 valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 price objective (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.02.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $35.47. 520,891 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,085,708. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.95 billion, a PE ratio of 17.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $36.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.75. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. 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) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. Equities research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share 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.