YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Shares Sold by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. cut its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 33.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 328,350 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 167,690 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A. owned about 0.08% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $13,958,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of YPF. North of South Capital LLP raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% during the fourth quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,236,984 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $52,584,000 after purchasing an additional 191,486 shares during the period. Dorsey Wright & Associates raised its stake in 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 worth $5,481,000 after purchasing an additional 28,617 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1,119.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 250,550 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,314,000 after acquiring an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,539,000. Finally, Fourth Sail Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,667,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of YPF stock opened at $33.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $39.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.00. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.