Mirabella Financial Services LLP Reduces Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Mirabella Financial Services LLP decreased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 50.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,715 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 64,768 shares during the period. Mirabella Financial Services LLP's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,709,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at $89,009,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 72.7% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 473,498 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $20,128,000 after acquiring an additional 199,304 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 321,325 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $13,660,000 after acquiring an additional 89,582 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $398,000. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 53.8% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 30,642 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,303,000 after acquiring an additional 10,720 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE YPF traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $32.16. 1,118,790 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,112,788. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $12.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $33.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.61. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on YPF shares. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. HSBC upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.73.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.