YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Sold by Banco BTG Pactual S.A.

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. trimmed its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 23.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 97,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 30,155 shares during the period. YPF Sociedad Anónima accounts for about 1.0% of Banco BTG Pactual S.A.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Banco BTG Pactual S.A.'s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $4,348,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 3.8 %

YPF stock traded down $1.43 during trading on Friday, reaching $35.94. 1,359,299 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,091,026. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.14 billion, a PE ratio of 18.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The business's 50 day moving average price is $36.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.49. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-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, sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on YPF shares. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded 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. StockNews.com lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.