Amundi Lowers Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Amundi lessened its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 42.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,801 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 42,953 shares during the period. Amundi’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,665,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew 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 valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted 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 buying an additional 336 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter worth about $144,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 6.1 %

NYSE:YPF opened at $35.77 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.67. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43. The stock has a market cap of $14.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (up previously from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. 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 report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.16.

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.