YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) CEO Acquires $131,634.00 in Stock

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) CEO Horacio Daniel Marin bought 2,840 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $46.35 per share, for a total transaction of $131,634.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,273,145.55. This trade represents a 3.18% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF stock opened at $47.94 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $48.43 and a 200-day moving average of $42.12. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12-month low of $22.82 and a 12-month high of $57.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company has a market cap of $18.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.10 and a beta of 1.28.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.20. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%.The business had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.04 billion. As a group, equities analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group upped their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.00.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.0% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,934 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. First Growth Capital LLC lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. First Growth Capital LLC now owns 18,587 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $824,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 8,523 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $308,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.7% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 2,598 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marex Group plc grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Marex Group plc now owns 9,702 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $351,000 after buying an additional 522 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

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.