Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Makes New Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 338,596 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $14,394,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership owned about 0.09% of YPF Sociedad Anónima at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 265.2% during the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 66,194 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $2,814,000 after purchasing an additional 48,068 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $46,395,000 after buying an additional 840,842 shares during the period. Core Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $363,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $45,664,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 9.1 %

Shares of YPF stock traded up $2.47 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $29.63. 5,968,632 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,101,887. The company's 50-day moving average price is $35.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.95. The company has a market cap of $11.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (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 analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. On average, equities analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of 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 boosted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.02.

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.