Core Wealth Partners LLC Invests $363,000 in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Core Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 8,530 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $363,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.1% in 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 buying an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $128,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 41.3% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 4.1 %

YPF opened at $37.67 on Wednesday. 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 market cap of $14.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.03, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 1.89. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $47.43. The business’s fifty day moving average is $37.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.28.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its earnings results 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). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 32.76%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. Analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup downgraded shares of 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $59.50 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $31.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Four investment 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, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.