YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF Shares Purchased by Hantz Financial Services Inc.

Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) by 1,157.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,759 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $60,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 16.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 73,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,323,000 after purchasing an additional 10,336 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 2.6% in the second quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 52,215 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,642,000 after purchasing an additional 1,329 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the second quarter valued at $259,000. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima in the second quarter valued at $311,000. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 12.8% in the second quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 173,256 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $5,449,000 after purchasing an additional 19,640 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of YPF opened at $37.02 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.72. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a one year low of $22.82 and a one year high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $28.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.50.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.43). The business had revenue of $3.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 million. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 12.39%. Sell-side analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on YPF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.60.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.