YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stake Raised by Headlands Technologies LLC

Headlands Technologies LLC increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 938.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,281 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after buying an additional 23,749 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $1,117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% during 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 during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 1,119 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF opened at $35.47 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.74. The company has a market cap of $13.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.91, 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 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 released 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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($1.25). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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