Hsbc Holdings PLC Sells 54,128 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Hsbc Holdings PLC trimmed its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 21.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 203,344 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 54,128 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned about 0.05% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $8,699,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $89,009,000. North of South Capital LLP raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $52,584,000 after buying an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $46,395,000 after acquiring an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth $45,664,000. Finally, Discovery Capital Management LLC CT grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 852,479 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $36,239,000 after acquiring an additional 107,100 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 0.9 %

YPF stock opened at $31.96 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $33.61 and a 200-day moving average of $35.84. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The company has a market capitalization of $12.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. 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 (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.

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