LPL Financial LLC Buys 2,215 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 11.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,215 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $917,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. North of South Capital LLP lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the 4th 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 bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth $45,664,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,314,000 after buying an additional 230,001 shares in the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $5,667,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,927,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $33.00 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year 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. The business’s 50-day moving average is $34.08 and its 200-day moving average is $35.51. The company has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). The business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. Equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. HSBC raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $21.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised 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 given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.