YPF Sociedad Anonima $YPF Shares Purchased by Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH

Key Points

• Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 100% during the second quarter, now holding 60,000 shares valued at approximately $1.89 million.
• YPF Sociedad Anonima reported a loss of $0.43 per share for the last quarter, falling short of the consensus estimate, despite revenues exceeding expectations.
• Various institutional investors have adjusted their positions in YPF, with the stock being owned 10.08% by institutional investors and hedge funds as of the latest filings.

Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH lifted its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF - Free Report) by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 60,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock after acquiring an additional 30,000 shares during the quarter. YPF Sociedad Anonima accounts for 3.2% of Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH's investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH's holdings in YPF Sociedad Anonima were worth $1,887,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in YPF. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima by 107.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 198,416 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $8,435,000 after acquiring an additional 102,838 shares during the last quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $719,000. Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $522,000. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima by 24.9% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 983,901 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $41,826,000 after buying an additional 196,037 shares during the period. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in YPF Sociedad Anonima during the 4th quarter worth approximately $298,000. 10.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on YPF. Wall Street Zen raised shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, YPF Sociedad Anonima has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $46.70.

YPF Sociedad Anonima Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima stock traded down $0.59 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $23.82. The company had a trading volume of 6,277,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,063,107. The company's 50-day moving average is $31.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.75. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a twelve month low of $21.01 and a twelve month high of $47.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The company has a market cap of $9.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.91.

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