Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Short Interest Update

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 70,400 shares, an increase of 1,228.3% from the February 13th total of 5,300 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 116,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Repsol Price Performance

REPYY stock traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $12.61. 73,693 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 148,774. Repsol has a 52 week low of $11.25 and a 52 week high of $17.61. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $12.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.59 billion, a PE ratio of 8.19 and a beta of 0.64.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $14.28 billion for the quarter. Repsol had a net margin of 3.10% and a return on equity of 11.40%. As a group, analysts expect that Repsol will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Repsol Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th were issued a dividend of $0.4951 per share. This is an increase from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 13th. Repsol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

REPYY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group cut Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Repsol Company Profile

Repsol, SA operates as a multi-e energy company worldwide. Its Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves, as well as develops low-carbon geological solutions. The company's Industrial segment is involved in refining activities and petrochemicals business; the trading, transport, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and fuels; and development of hydrogen, biomethane, sustainable biofuels, and synthetic fuels.