Insider Selling: YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) VP Sells $149,548.00 in Stock

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.60, for a total transaction of $149,548.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $610.40. The trade was a 99.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YPF opened at $46.12 on Tuesday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $47.84. The stock has a market cap of $18.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.86 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.56.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Zacks Research upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On YPF Sociedad Anónima

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 488.3% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter worth about $59,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,123 shares during the period. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 2,598 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About YPF Sociedad Anónima

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.