YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Holdings Lifted by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 265.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 66,194 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 48,068 shares during the quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,814,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% in the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 2,992 shares during the period. Dorsey Wright & Associates raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,481,000 after buying an additional 28,617 shares during the last quarter. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at about $318,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YPF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. 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 report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.02.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 9.1 %

NYSE:YPF traded up $2.47 on Wednesday, reaching $29.63. The stock had a trading volume of 5,968,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,101,887. The company has a 50-day moving average of $35.01 and a 200 day moving average of $34.95. 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 stock has a market cap of $11.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. On average, research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current 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.