Insider Buying: YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) VP Purchases $401,327.50 in Stock

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) VP Matias Osvaldo Farina bought 8,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $45.22 per share, with a total value of $401,327.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 55,687 shares in the company, valued at $2,518,166.14. This trade represents a 18.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $44.35 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The firm has a market cap of $17.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.64 and a beta of 1.28. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a one year low of $22.82 and a one year high of $57.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.04 billion. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%. On average, analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 488.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at about $59,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 2,598 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 246.9% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 7,663 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $186,000 after acquiring an additional 5,454 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.