Leonteq Securities AG Acquires Shares of 22,924 YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 22,924 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $829,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 488.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares during the period. Global Trust Asset Management LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,034 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares during the period. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake 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 valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at YPF Sociedad Anónima

In other news, VP Marcelo Gustavo Aldeco sold 12,719 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.61, for a total transaction of $554,675.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,404.61. This represents a 99.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.60, for a total value of $149,548.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $610.40. The trade was a 99.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.0%

YPF stock opened at $47.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.94. The company has a market capitalization of $18.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.11 and a beta of 1.21. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $49.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $43.33 and a 200-day moving average of $38.91.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $5.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.04 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group upped their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Morgan Stanley upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.50.

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.