Jump Financial LLC Grows Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Jump Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 38.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 321,325 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 89,582 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC owned approximately 0.08% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $13,660,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $46,395,000 after acquiring an additional 840,842 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $2,927,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $2,244,000. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $5,667,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 336 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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 report on Friday, January 10th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.6 %

YPF traded up $0.51 during trading on Friday, hitting $33.00. 1,411,002 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,121,081. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.67, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $34.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.24. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43. 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 (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released 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 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%. Analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.