Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Reduces Position in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 2.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 148,389 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 3,015 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $5,200,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 3,099.7% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 70,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,479,000 after buying an additional 68,535 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 92.0% during the first quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 34,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,221,000 after buying an additional 16,707 shares during the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 191.0% during the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,382,000 after buying an additional 100,820 shares during the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the first quarter valued at $411,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 107.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 198,416 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $8,435,000 after buying an additional 102,838 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on YPF shares. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Zacks Research downgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.70.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $27.75 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12-month low of $21.01 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $31.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.91.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.43). The firm had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 million. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 12.39%. Equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YPF Sociedad Anonima 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.