Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Makes New Investment in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,135 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ping Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,676,000. Fourth Sail Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima in the first quarter worth approximately $14,576,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima by 307.2% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 639,116 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $12,655,000 after acquiring an additional 482,178 shares during the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda purchased a new position in YPF Sociedad Anónima during the 4th quarter valued at $7,471,000. Finally, Hennessy Advisors Inc. grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anónima by 44.0% in the 1st quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 389,500 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $7,712,000 after acquiring an additional 119,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the subject of several research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Bank of America raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anónima from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $23.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, August 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $18.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on YPF Sociedad Anónima from $22.90 to $25.60 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.77.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YPF opened at $23.31 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of $9.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 1.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $21.13 and a 200 day moving average of $20.86. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a 52 week low of $9.57 and a 52 week high of $24.76.

YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.90. YPF Sociedad Anónima had a positive return on equity of 22.86% and a negative net margin of 4.57%. The firm had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that YPF Sociedad Anónima will post 5.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

YPF Sociedad Anónima Profile

YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in Argentina. Its upstream operations include the exploration, exploitation, and production of crude oil, and natural gas. The company’s downstream operations include petrochemical production and crude oil refining; transportation and distribution refined and petrochemical products; commercialization of crude oil, petrochemical products, and specialties.