Core Wealth Partners LLC Buys Shares of 8,530 YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Core Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 8,530 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $363,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth $45,664,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,539,000. North of South Capital LLP lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $52,584,000 after acquiring an additional 191,486 shares during the period. Finally, Fourth Sail Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,667,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF traded down $1.43 during trading on Friday, hitting $35.94. 1,359,299 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,091,026. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The company has a market cap of $14.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $36.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). 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 analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. On average, sell-side 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 subject of several analyst reports. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $42.02.

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.