Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at UBS Group

UBS Group upgraded shares of Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a report released on Wednesday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on REPYY. Citigroup upgraded shares of Repsol to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas lowered Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Repsol Trading Up 3.0 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:REPYY opened at $12.55 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.61 and a beta of 0.75. Repsol has a 1-year low of $11.25 and a 1-year high of $17.61. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $12.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.23.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $14.95 billion for the quarter. Repsol had a return on equity of 13.09% and a net margin of 3.74%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Repsol will post 2.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Repsol Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.4951 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 13th. This is a positive change from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. Repsol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.05%.

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.