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

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 21.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 262,370 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,195 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. owned 0.07% of YPF Sociedad Anónima worth $9,487,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in YPF. RWC Asset Management LLP grew its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 0.4% during the third quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP now owns 117,075 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,844,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 58.8% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,034 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $74,000 after buying an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 488.3% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,353 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 26.0% during the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,087 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Systrade AG grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Systrade AG now owns 50,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,808,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at YPF Sociedad Anónima

In related news, VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.60, for a total value of $149,548.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $610.40. This represents a 99.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Marcelo Gustavo Aldeco sold 12,719 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.61, for a total transaction of $554,675.59. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 101 shares of the company’s stock, 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.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $46.20 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.89 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.70. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 1 year low of $22.82 and a 1 year high of $48.96.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.67.

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.