Axiom Investors LLC DE Makes New Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Axiom Investors LLC DE bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 215,590 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,165,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in YPF. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $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% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,427 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,829 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $35.94 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $16.18 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43. 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 company has a 50 day moving average price of $36.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.15, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($1.25). The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 4.15%. Equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on YPF shares. StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.02.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.