Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC Invests $717,000 in YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF

Key Points

• Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC made a new investment in YPF Sociedad Anonima, acquiring 20,456 shares valued at approximately $717,000 in the first quarter of the year.
• YPF Sociedad Anonima reported $0.13 earnings per share, significantly missing analysts' expectations of $0.56, though revenue of $3.47 million surpassed projections.
• Recent analyst reports upgraded YPF's rating from "neutral" to "buy," raising the price target from $44.00 to $48.00 as four analysts now rate the stock as a Buy.

Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC bought a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 20,456 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock, valued at approximately $717,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 3,099.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 70,746 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $2,479,000 after buying an additional 68,535 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 92.0% during the 1st quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 34,858 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,221,000 after acquiring an additional 16,707 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 191.0% in the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 153,616 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $5,382,000 after acquiring an additional 100,820 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima during the fourth quarter worth $3,002,000. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 53.8% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 30,642 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,303,000 after purchasing an additional 10,720 shares during the period. 10.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on YPF. Wall Street Zen upgraded YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup upgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, May 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $43.92.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE YPF traded down $0.37 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $30.34. The company had a trading volume of 946,606 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,946,253. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $11.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.74, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $32.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.64. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a 12-month low of $21.01 and a 12-month 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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.43). YPF Sociedad Anonima had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 6.32%.The company had revenue of $3.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that YPF Sociedad Anonima will post 7.25 EPS 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.