BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Purchases Shares of 191,000 YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 191,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,639,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 1st quarter valued at $561,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 16.3% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 2nd quarter valued at $57,000. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 33.3% in the second quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 42,564 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,339,000 after purchasing an additional 10,635 shares during the period. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the second quarter valued at about $3,176,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $36.79 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $40.38. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $36.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.39. The firm has a market cap of $14.47 billion, a PE ratio of -17.44 and a beta of 1.44.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($1.67) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($2.44). YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 4.48% and a negative return on equity of 0.26%. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 million. Sell-side analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.67.

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.