Compound Planning Inc. Invests $661,000 in YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

Compound Planning Inc. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 14,294 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $661,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YPF. Modern Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth $424,000. Barometer Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth about $3,471,000. Himension Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth about $3,216,000. Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.0% in the first quarter. Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC now owns 24,505 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,133,000 after buying an additional 1,175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Growth Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 1.4% in the first quarter. First Growth Capital LLC now owns 18,587 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $824,000 after buying an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YPF has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. UBS Group increased their target price on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note 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.com, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.00.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Down 2.0%

YPF stock opened at $49.88 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $19.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.96 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.94. The business’s 50-day moving average is $49.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.53. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $57.49.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $5.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.04 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 7.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at YPF Sociedad Anónima

In other YPF Sociedad Anónima news, CEO Horacio Daniel Marin purchased 2,840 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $46.35 per share, for a total transaction of $131,634.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,273,145.55. The trade was a 3.18% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Matias Osvaldo Farina acquired 8,875 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $45.22 per share, with a total value of $401,327.50. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 55,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,518,166.14. This trade represents a 18.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have purchased 11,792 shares of company stock valued at $537,153 over the last 90 days.

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.