Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 37,189 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,170,000. YPF Sociedad Anonima makes up 2.0% of Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 208.0% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 66,444 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $2,328,000 after buying an additional 44,874 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 8.7% during the first quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 32,834 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,151,000 after acquiring an additional 2,631 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 11,459 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 582 shares during the last quarter. Avos Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 1st quarter worth approximately $488,000. Finally, LGT Group Foundation purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in the 1st quarter valued at $238,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on YPF. Zacks Research raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $45.00.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $36.67 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $31.88 and its 200 day moving average is $32.20. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 52 week low of $22.82 and a 52 week high of $47.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $14.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -31.08, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.44.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.53) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($1.35). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a positive return on equity of 2.88% and a negative net margin of 2.45%.The firm had revenue of $4.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.55 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.