Axiom Investors LLC DE Takes Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Axiom Investors LLC DE purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 215,590 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,165,000. Axiom Investors LLC DE owned about 0.05% of YPF Sociedad Anónima at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in YPF. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,548,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth about $14,394,000. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 265.2% during the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 66,194 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,814,000 after acquiring an additional 48,068 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 335.6% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Core Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $363,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

YPF opened at $35.94 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.57. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $16.18 and a 52-week high of $47.43. The company has a market cap of $14.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly 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). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The company had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on YPF. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $59.50 in a report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.02.

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.