Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC Makes New $311,000 Investment in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Key Points

• Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC invested approximately $311,000 in YPF Sociedad Anonima, acquiring 9,882 shares of the oil and gas company in the 2nd quarter.
• Institutional investors have increased their stakes in YPF, with notable actions including Vaughan Nelson's 12.8% increase and Ping Capital's 88.9% increase in their ownership of the company's stock.
• YPF's recent earnings report showed a miss on expected earnings per share, reporting just $0.13 compared to the consensus estimate of $0.56, while revenue slightly exceeded expectations at $3.47 million.

Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 9,882 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $311,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 12.8% during the second quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 173,256 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,449,000 after acquiring an additional 19,640 shares in the last quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the second quarter worth about $1,572,000. Ping Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 88.9% during the second quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,482,200 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $46,615,000 after acquiring an additional 697,600 shares in the last quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 28.4% during the second quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 61,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,918,000 after acquiring an additional 13,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH raised its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 100.0% during the second quarter. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH now owns 60,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,887,000 after acquiring an additional 30,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YPF has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $46.70.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Performance

NYSE:YPF opened at $26.44 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.40 billion, a PE ratio of 8.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $47.43.

YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.43). The firm had revenue of $3.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 million. YPF Sociedad Anonima had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 12.39%. Research analysts anticipate that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 earnings per share for the current year.

About YPF Sociedad Anonima

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.

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