William Blair Investment Management LLC Makes New Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 1,074,249 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $45,664,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC owned 0.27% of YPF Sociedad Anónima at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in YPF. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 60.8% in the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 71,251 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,511,000 after acquiring an additional 26,936 shares during the period. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth about $144,000. Mirabella Financial Services LLP raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 59.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 128,483 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $2,725,000 after purchasing an additional 48,025 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,539,000. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 47,348 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,004,000 after buying an additional 2,992 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 2.6 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded up $0.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $36.47. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,551,026 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,056,971. The stock's fifty day moving average is $37.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.86. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $14.34 billion, a PE ratio of 18.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued 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). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on YPF. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Citigroup cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $39.16.

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.