Banco BTG Pactual S.A. Has $4.35 Million Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. trimmed its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 23.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 97,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 30,155 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima makes up approximately 1.0% of Banco BTG Pactual S.A.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Banco BTG Pactual S.A.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $4,348,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 4.1 %

NYSE:YPF opened at $37.67 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.82 billion, a PE ratio of 19.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $37.41 and its 200 day moving average is $34.28.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the topic of several analyst reports. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average 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.