231,432 Shares in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Purchased by Glenorchy Capital Ltd

Glenorchy Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 231,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,978,000. YPF Sociedad Anónima comprises 1.5% of Glenorchy Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Glenorchy Capital Ltd owned 0.06% of YPF Sociedad Anónima at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 8,333.3% during the second quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 5,060 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Ascension Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth about $135,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth about $171,000. Finally, JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth about $187,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE YPF traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $20.87. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,562,498 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,350,929. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $9.57 and a 1 year high of $22.27. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $18.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $16.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.22 and a beta of 1.90.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 6th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.95 by ($0.95). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 17.33% and a negative net margin of 7.58%. The firm had revenue of $4.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.47 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.14 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $17.40 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. Citigroup lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $20.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $10.50 to $22.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $18.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.58.

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, natural gas, and NGLs. The company's downstream operations include the refining, marketing, and distribution of oil and petroleum products, as well as petroleum derivatives, such as petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, non-fossil fuels, biofuels, and related components; and production of hydrocarbons electric power.