YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF Holdings Lowered by Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lowered its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 6.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,375,578 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 93,500 shares during the quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC owned approximately 0.35% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $33,413,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 79.6% in the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 230,754 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,605,000 after buying an additional 102,252 shares during the period. Monaco Asset Management SAM acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $486,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,034 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter valued at $6,257,000. Finally, Ping Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 36.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,017,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $48,993,000 after purchasing an additional 534,800 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on YPF shares. Zacks Research raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.67.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 2.5%

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock opened at $36.88 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $22.82 and a 12 month high of $40.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $14.51 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.48 and a beta of 1.44. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.35.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($1.67) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.77 by ($2.44). The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.14 million. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative return on equity of 0.26% and a negative net margin of 4.48%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE: YPF) is an integrated oil and gas company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company’s primary businesses encompass upstream exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, midstream transportation and storage, and downstream refining and distribution. YPF operates several major refineries and a nationwide network of service stations, supplying fuels, lubricants, and petrochemical products to both retail and industrial customers.

Founded in 1922 as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales, YPF was the world’s first state‐owned oil company.