Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC trimmed its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 29.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,843,178 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 763,764 shares during the quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC owned about 0.47% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $78,353,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in 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 period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the fourth 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 buying an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts have recently issued reports on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $42.02.
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YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 5.5 %
Shares of NYSE:YPF traded down $1.64 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $27.95. 1,726,086 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,100,676. The firm has a market cap of $10.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. 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 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $35.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.95.
YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. Equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.
YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile
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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.
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