Compound Planning Inc. Takes $661,000 Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

Compound Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 14,294 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $661,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 488.3% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter worth $59,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.7% in the 4th 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 during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 246.9% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 7,663 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $186,000 after buying an additional 5,454 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Horacio Daniel Marin acquired 2,840 shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $46.35 per share, with a total value of $131,634.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,193 shares in the company, valued at $4,273,145.55. The trade was a 3.18% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Matias Osvaldo Farina acquired 8,875 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $45.22 per share, for a total transaction of $401,327.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 55,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,518,166.14. This represents a 18.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 11,792 shares of company stock valued at $537,153.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on YPF shares. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Weiss Ratings raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.00.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.0%

YPF opened at $49.88 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.62 billion, a PE ratio of -47.96 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $22.82 and a 52 week high of $57.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.04 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%. Analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.32 earnings per share 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.