LPL Financial LLC Has $917,000 Stock Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 11.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,570 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,215 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $917,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. North of South Capital LLP increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $52,584,000 after buying an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $45,664,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,314,000 after purchasing an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Fourth Sail Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $5,667,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth about $2,927,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $33.00 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $16.18 and a 12 month high of $47.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.67, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.58. 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 firm’s 50 day moving average is $34.08 and its 200 day moving average is $35.51.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded 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, Hsbc Global Res raised YPF Sociedad Anónima to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $40.73.

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.