10,000 Shares in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Bought by Rangeley Capital LLC

Rangeley Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 10,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $425,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of YPF. North of South Capital LLP raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the fourth 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 acquiring an additional 191,486 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 840,842 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $45,664,000. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 14.4% during the 4th quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 852,479 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $36,239,000 after purchasing an additional 107,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth $14,394,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.0 %

YPF stock traded down $0.56 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $27.93. 1,453,701 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,088,585. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.03, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. On average, equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Four investment 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, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $42.02.

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.