Traders Purchase Large Volume of YPF Sociedad Anónima Call Options (NYSE:YPF)

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Traders bought 24,402 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 291% compared to the typical daily volume of 6,243 call options.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other YPF Sociedad Anónima news, VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.60, for a total value of $149,548.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $610.40. This trade represents a 99.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Marcelo Gustavo Aldeco sold 12,719 shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.61, for a total value of $554,675.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,404.61. The trade was a 99.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 31.2% during the 1st 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. Compound Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $661,000. Modern Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $424,000. Barometer Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter valued at $3,471,000. Finally, Himension Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 1st quarter worth about $3,216,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on YPF. UBS Group lifted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings lowered YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. 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, three have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $45.67.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF traded up $3.76 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $47.42. 5,811,135 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,104,959. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.73. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a twelve month low of $22.82 and a twelve month high of $48.96. The company has a market cap of $18.65 billion, a PE ratio of -45.60 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.20. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 1.11% and a negative net margin of 2.16%.The company had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.04 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Company 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.