Systrade AG Boosts Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Systrade AG boosted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 25.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anónima comprises 0.6% of Systrade AG’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Systrade AG’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $495,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Citigroup Inc. lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 50.9% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 4,753,658 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $58,232,000 after buying an additional 1,604,368 shares during the period. TT International Asset Management LTD boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 35.5% during the 4th quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 4,238,557 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $72,860,000 after acquiring an additional 1,109,483 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 2,877.9% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,051,599 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $18,077,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016,286 shares during the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the first quarter valued at approximately $14,576,000. Finally, RWC Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth $10,745,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE YPF traded up $0.43 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $20.71. The company had a trading volume of 2,229,421 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,355,981. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $9.57 and a 1-year high of $24.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $21.72 and its 200-day moving average is $19.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.95 and a beta of 1.95.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 9th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.68. The company had revenue of $4.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.16 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 5.78% and a positive return on equity of 20.70%. On average, analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on YPF shares. Bank of America upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $18.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $10.50 to $22.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.00 to $22.90 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 17th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.73.

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.