Fox Run Management L.L.C. Sells 21,324 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Fox Run Management L.L.C. lessened its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 72.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,151 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 21,324 shares during the quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $346,000 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 the business. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at $4,539,000. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 2,992 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the third quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,481,000 after buying an additional 28,617 shares during the period. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter worth about $318,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,314,000 after buying an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 3.8 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $1.43 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $35.94. The stock had a trading volume of 1,359,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,091,026. The company has a market capitalization 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 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 one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $36.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.57.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently 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.