Erste Asset Management GmbH Makes New $853,000 Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 20,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $853,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of YPF. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $419,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $361,000. Banco Santander S.A. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 46.0% in the fourth quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 18,151 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $772,000 after acquiring an additional 5,718 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,513,000. Finally, Fourth Sail Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $5,667,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF traded up $1.67 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $35.46. The stock had a trading volume of 1,673,055 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,084,128. The business's 50 day moving average price is $38.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. 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 $13.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned 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 $39.16.

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.