YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) is Helikon Investments Ltd's 7th Largest Position

Helikon Investments Ltd reduced its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 35.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,566,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 1,986,433 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima accounts for 6.8% of Helikon Investments Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Helikon Investments Ltd owned 0.91% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $75,651,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ping Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $51,676,000. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.9% in the 2nd quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,168,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $23,519,000 after purchasing an additional 168,919 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $19,059,000 after purchasing an additional 932,212 shares during the last quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 745,379 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $14,997,000 after purchasing an additional 48,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 307.2% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 639,116 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $12,655,000 after purchasing an additional 482,178 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $24.51. The company had a trading volume of 1,355,803 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,064,733. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $9.57 and a twelve month high of $26.00. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.81.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 4.57% and a positive return on equity of 22.86%. The firm had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. Equities research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $26.09.

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.