RWC Asset Management LLP Cuts Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

RWC Asset Management LLP cut its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 79.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 250,775 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 991,080 shares during the period. RWC Asset Management LLP owned 0.06% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $10,660,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% in 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 during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 4.8% in the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,330 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,608 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF stock opened at $37.14 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 firm has a market capitalization of $14.61 billion, a PE ratio of 18.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.31.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.16.

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.