YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Sold by Russell Investments Group Ltd.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. lowered its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 61.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 667,129 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 1,059,990 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.17% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $28,360,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $163,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 13.5 %

NYSE:YPF traded up $4.05 on Monday, hitting $34.08. 2,796,781 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,116,216. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $34.61 and a 200-day moving average of $35.13. The stock has a market cap of $13.40 billion, a PE ratio of 17.21, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last posted its 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). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. As a group, equities analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YPF has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $33.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded 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 report on Friday, January 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company 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.