Freedom Investment Management Inc. Cuts Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Freedom Investment Management Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 44.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,854 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 11,833 shares during the quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $631,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.1 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded up $0.04 on Friday, hitting $32.28. 966,550 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,143,074. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The firm has a market cap of $12.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $33.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.61.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

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.