Discovery Capital Management LLC CT Raises Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Discovery Capital Management LLC CT lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 14.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 852,479 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 107,100 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima accounts for about 2.5% of Discovery Capital Management LLC CT’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT owned about 0.22% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $36,239,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of YPF. Dorsey Wright & Associates boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the third quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,481,000 after purchasing an additional 28,617 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in 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 valued at $5,314,000 after purchasing an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $2,927,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,244,000. Finally, Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,667,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.8 %

YPF stock opened at $35.01 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $36.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.66. The company has a market cap of $13.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $16.18 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly 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). The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. On average, research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.02.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.