Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. Lowers Stock Holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. cut its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 6.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 245,687 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 16,683 shares during the quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. owned 0.06% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $11,356,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. TT International Asset Management LTD purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at about $895,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $1,112,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $829,000. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 79.6% during the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 230,754 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,605,000 after purchasing an additional 102,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the third quarter valued at approximately $4,639,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Down 2.0%

NYSE:YPF opened at $49.42 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.25. The stock has a market cap of $19.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -47.52 and a beta of 1.24. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $22.82 and a 1 year high of $57.49. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 6th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. UBS Group upped their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other YPF Sociedad Anónima news, VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.60, for a total value of $149,548.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 14 shares in the company, valued at $610.40. This represents a 99.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

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.