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

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Director Guillermo Alberto Francos sold 2,770 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.76, for a total transaction of $154,455.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 31,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,776,513.60. This trade represents a 8.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of YPF traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $38.67. The stock had a trading volume of 1,573,338 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,109,335. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $32.74 and a 52 week high of $57.87. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $50.78 and a 200 day moving average of $46.48. The company has a market cap of $15.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.12 and a beta of 1.35.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $3.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $6.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.57 billion. On average, sell-side analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CoreCap Advisors LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,934 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $88,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 14.6% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,994 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $100,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth about $145,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $66.00 to $60.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $48.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. HSBC raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $58.50.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima is an integrated energy company based in Argentina and one of the country’s principal oil and gas producers. The company explores for, develops and produces crude oil and natural gas, with operations that include both conventional and unconventional resources. YPF is also a major participant in the development of the Vaca Muerta shale formation in the Neuquén Basin.

Through its downstream operations, YPF refines crude oil and markets fuels, lubricants and other petroleum products.