Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Sells 23,800 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 57.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,400 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 23,800 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $740,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at $3,661,000. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $24,953,000. D1 Capital Partners L.P. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $15,910,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $89,009,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 473,498 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $20,128,000 after buying an additional 199,304 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 6.0 %

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $32.70 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $47.43. The company has a market cap of $12.86 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $32.52 and a 200 day moving average of $36.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YPF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. HSBC upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $21.00 to $33.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.73.

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.