Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC Takes Position in YPF Sociedad Anónima $YPF

Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 467,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,585,000. YPF Sociedad Anónima comprises 8.8% of Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. TT International Asset Management LTD bought a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima in the 4th quarter valued at $895,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 21.4% during the 4th quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 262,370 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $9,487,000 after purchasing an additional 46,195 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,112,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima during the fourth quarter valued at about $829,000. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 79.6% in the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 230,754 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $5,605,000 after purchasing an additional 102,252 shares during the last quarter. 10.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $45.48 on Wednesday. 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. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $48.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.66. The company has a market cap of $17.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.73 and a beta of 1.24.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $5.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.04 billion. As a group, equities research analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.66 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.