RWC Asset Management LLP Sells 56,813 Shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

RWC Asset Management LLP trimmed its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) by 48.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 60,262 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after selling 56,813 shares during the quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP’s holdings in YPF Sociedad Anónima were worth $2,179,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of YPF. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 125.2% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 651,384 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $15,822,000 after buying an additional 362,155 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 161.2% during 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 buying an additional 350,842 shares during the last quarter. VR Advisory Services Ltd raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 5.9% during the third quarter. VR Advisory Services Ltd now owns 3,605,533 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $87,578,000 after buying an additional 200,000 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 76.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 442,640 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $16,006,000 after buying an additional 192,354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. bought a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the third quarter worth approximately $4,639,000. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at YPF Sociedad Anónima

In other news, VP Marcelo Gustavo Aldeco sold 12,719 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were 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 owned 101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,404.61. This represents a 99.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Mauricio Alejandro Martin sold 3,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.60, for a total transaction of $149,548.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 14 shares in the company, valued at $610.40. This represents a 99.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on YPF shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Zacks Research raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of 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, Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.00.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $53.55 on Monday. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $22.82 and a 52 week high of $56.15. 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 company has a market capitalization of $21.06 billion, a PE ratio of -51.49 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $45.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $40.01.

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, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.04 billion. Analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

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.