257,612 Shares in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF Bought by Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 257,612 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,257,000. YPF Sociedad Anonima comprises about 1.2% of Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. RWC Asset Management LLP grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP now owns 117,075 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $2,844,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 5.9% in the second quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 10,476 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $329,000 after buying an additional 584 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 2.6% during the second quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 52,215 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,642,000 after buying an additional 1,329 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 1,157.2% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,911 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 1,759 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the second quarter worth $57,000. Institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

Shares of YPF stock opened at $38.68 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.21 billion, a PE ratio of -32.78, a PEG ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 1.48. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.54. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a one year low of $22.82 and a one year high of $41.18.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.53) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($1.35). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a negative net margin of 2.45% and a positive return on equity of 2.88%. The firm had revenue of $4.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.55 billion. As a group, research analysts forecast that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YPF has been the topic of a number of research reports. Zacks Research lowered YPF Sociedad Anonima from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.67.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.