Discovery Capital Management LLC CT Grows Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Discovery Capital Management LLC CT increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 14.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 852,479 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after buying an additional 107,100 shares during the period. YPF Sociedad Anónima accounts for about 2.5% of Discovery Capital Management LLC CT's holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT owned 0.22% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $36,239,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Dorsey Wright & Associates lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% in the third quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,481,000 after buying an additional 28,617 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in 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 in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $2,927,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth $2,244,000. Finally, Fourth Sail Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $5,667,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF traded down $0.03 on Wednesday, reaching $35.47. The company's stock had a trading volume of 520,891 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,085,708. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $36.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.91, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. 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 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 business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. Research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.