Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Cuts Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. cut its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 32.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,877 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 5,261 shares during the quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $462,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth $45,664,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,091,392 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $46,395,000 after acquiring an additional 840,842 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $14,394,000. Axiom Investors LLC DE bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,165,000. Finally, North of South Capital LLP increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 18.3% in the 4th 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. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 10.7 %

Shares of YPF opened at $29.97 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $47.43. 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 firm’s 50-day moving average price is $36.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share 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 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on YPF. Bank of America upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.02.

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.