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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) VP Matias Osvaldo Farina acquired 8,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $45.22 per share, for a total transaction of $401,327.50. Following the acquisition, the vice president owned 55,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,518,166.14. This trade represents a 18.96% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

YPF stock opened at $47.94 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $48.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.12. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52-week low of $22.82 and a 52-week high of $57.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.10 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.94.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.20. The company 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 87.1% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 111,288 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,060,000 after purchasing an additional 51,802 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $5,019,000. Oaktree Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth $40,972,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 31.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,556 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,796 shares in the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YPF has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. UBS Group boosted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised 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 issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.00.

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.