YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Stock: Insider Guillermo Alberto Francos Sells 2,770 Shares

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Director Guillermo Alberto Francos sold 2,770 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.76, for a total value of $154,455.20. Following the sale, the director owned 31,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,776,513.60. The trade was a 8.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of YPF opened at $38.67 on Friday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $32.74 and a 52-week high of $57.87. The business’s fifty day moving average is $50.78 and its 200-day moving average is $46.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.24. The firm has a market cap of $15.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.12 and a beta of 1.35.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $3.00 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $1.08. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a return on equity of 17.23% and a net margin of 9.42%. The company had revenue of $6.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.57 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 9.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CoreCap Advisors LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,994 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $100,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $145,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on YPF. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $66.00 to $60.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $58.50.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima is an integrated energy company based in Argentina. Its activities span oil and natural gas exploration and production, refining, petrochemicals, and the distribution and sale of fuels and other energy products.

The company operates primarily in Argentina, where it develops conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources, including resources in the Vaca Muerta formation. YPF also supplies fuels through its refining and retail operations and participates in the country’s natural gas sector.

Founded in 1922 as a state-owned company, YPF was privatized in the 1990s.