Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Takes Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,093,831 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $89,009,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board owned 0.53% of YPF Sociedad Anónima as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in 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 valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in 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 period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of YPF traded up $0.31 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $33.31. 1,424,509 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,111,800. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $13.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The stock's 50-day moving average is $33.91 and its 200-day moving average is $35.56. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their target price for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.73.

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.