Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Purchases New Stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 140,884 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,512,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. VR Advisory Services Ltd raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.9% in the third quarter. VR Advisory Services Ltd now owns 3,605,533 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $87,578,000 after purchasing an additional 200,000 shares during the period. North of South Capital LLP boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 1,670,378 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $60,401,000 after buying an additional 50,395 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 125.2% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 651,384 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $15,822,000 after buying an additional 362,155 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 161.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 568,507 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $17,880,000 after buying an additional 350,842 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter valued at about $21,585,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of YPF stock opened at $44.35 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $17.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.64 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.81. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $22.82 and a 1 year high of $57.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $5.03 billion for 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%. On average, research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YPF has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. 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 cut YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.00.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.