Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 75,200 shares, a decline of 51.5% from the December 31st total of 155,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 717,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Repsol Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of REPYY traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $11.74. 140,658 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 199,237. The company has a market cap of $14.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.48. Repsol has a fifty-two week low of $11.25 and a fifty-two week high of $17.61. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $12.05 and its 200-day moving average is $12.90.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.15). Repsol had a net margin of 3.74% and a return on equity of 13.18%. The business had revenue of $14.95 billion during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Repsol will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Repsol Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th were paid a $0.4951 dividend. This is an increase from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 13th. Repsol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas lowered Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group raised Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Repsol to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Repsol currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

About Repsol

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.