Candriam S.C.A. Sells 167,690 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Candriam S.C.A. cut its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 33.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 328,350 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 167,690 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A. owned about 0.08% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $13,958,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. boosted 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 worth $103,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during 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. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 2,992 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of YPF stock traded up $0.25 on Tuesday, hitting $31.81. The stock had a trading volume of 2,333,207 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,123,115. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $39.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.32. The company has a market cap of $12.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

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) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. Research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America raised 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 report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $39.16.

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.