YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Director Martin Maquieyra Sells 218 Shares of Stock

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) Director Martin Maquieyra sold 218 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.36, for a total transaction of $10,324.48. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Martin Maquieyra also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 29th, Martin Maquieyra purchased 77 shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of $54.44 per share, with a total value of $4,191.88.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 3.8%

YPF Sociedad Anónima stock traded down $1.80 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $46.10. The stock had a trading volume of 267,133 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,057,077. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $48.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.12. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 12 month low of $22.82 and a 12 month high of $57.49. The stock has a market cap of $18.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.30 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.04 billion. Research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of YPF Sociedad Anónima

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings 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 valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the fourth quarter worth approximately $59,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.0% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,934 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 2,598 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YPF has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Morgan Stanley upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.00.

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.