Dorsey Wright & Associates Sells 127,478 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Dorsey Wright & Associates lessened its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 49.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 130,954 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 127,478 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima accounts for about 1.3% of Dorsey Wright & Associates' investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Dorsey Wright & Associates' holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $5,567,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $14,394,000. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 265.2% in the fourth 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 acquiring an additional 48,068 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $46,395,000 after acquiring an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. Core Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $363,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $917,000 after purchasing an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE:YPF traded down $0.03 on Wednesday, hitting $35.47. 518,748 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,083,941. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. 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 has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The company's 50-day moving average price is $36.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.74.

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) earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. On average, equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on YPF. StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group reissued 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus 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.