YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Position Decreased by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP cut its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 61.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 30,153 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after selling 49,008 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,282,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. North of South Capital LLP lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the fourth quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $52,584,000 after purchasing an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,664,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,481,000 after acquiring an additional 28,617 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,539,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock traded down $1.43 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $35.94. The stock had a trading volume of 1,359,299 shares, 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 price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.41. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $16.18 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on YPF shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target 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.