Axa S.A. Sells 12,510 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Axa S.A. lowered its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 21.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,248 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 12,510 shares during the quarter. Axa S.A.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $910,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ping Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter worth $51,676,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 6,194.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 947,260 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $19,059,000 after purchasing an additional 932,212 shares during the period. Fourth Sail Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter valued at about $14,576,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 307.2% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 639,116 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $12,655,000 after purchasing an additional 482,178 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the second quarter valued at approximately $6,890,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF opened at $21.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.52 billion, a PE ratio of -8.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $21.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $21.27. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1-year low of $9.57 and a 1-year high of $24.76.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 22.86% and a negative net margin of 4.57%. The business had revenue of $4.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. On average, equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.25 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $20.50 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.94.

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.