Fox Run Management L.L.C. Sells 21,324 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Fox Run Management L.L.C. decreased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 72.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 8,151 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 21,324 shares during the quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $346,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. North of South Capital LLP lifted its holdings 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 valued at $52,584,000 after purchasing an additional 191,486 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,664,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 258,432 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,481,000 after buying an additional 28,617 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in 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 worth $5,314,000 after buying an additional 230,001 shares during the period. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,539,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on YPF. StockNews.com downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Citigroup lowered 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 report on Wednesday, November 27th. 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 report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective 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 three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.02.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF opened at $37.26 on Thursday. 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $37.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.30. The company has a market cap of $14.65 billion, a PE ratio of 18.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.