Atria Investments Inc Sells 26,059 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Atria Investments Inc lessened its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 51.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,370 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 26,059 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,036,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $144,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company's stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.5 %

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $33.73. 1,654,791 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,102,246. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. The firm's 50 day moving average is $39.10 and its 200-day moving average is $33.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.03, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. On average, analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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.