Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Takes $388,000 Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 10,735 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $388,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth about $561,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 17.3% in the second quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 58,919 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,000,000 after acquiring an additional 8,711 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 161.2% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 568,507 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $17,880,000 after purchasing an additional 350,842 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP grew its holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.2% in the second quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 317,889 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after purchasing an additional 15,760 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $52.52 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.75. The stock has a market cap of $20.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.50 and a beta of 1.24. 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 has a 12 month low of $22.82 and a 12 month high of $57.49.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.20. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a negative net margin of 2.16% and a positive return on equity of 1.11%. The firm had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.04 billion. As a group, analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 6th. UBS Group upped their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, YPF Sociedad Anónima presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at YPF Sociedad Anónima

In other YPF Sociedad Anónima news, VP Marcelo Gustavo Aldeco sold 12,719 shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima 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 transaction, the vice president owned 101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,404.61. This trade represents a 99.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $610.40. This trade represents a 99.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information.

YPF Sociedad Anónima 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.