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

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) was the recipient of a large 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 trading volume, of 717,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Repsol Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:REPYY traded down $0.03 on Wednesday, hitting $11.74. The stock had a trading volume of 140,658 shares, compared to its average volume of 199,237. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.48. The company has a market capitalization of $14.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.18 and a beta of 0.75. Repsol has a twelve month low of $11.25 and a twelve month high of $17.61. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $12.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.90.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last announced 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). 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, equities research analysts predict that Repsol will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Repsol Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 13th were given a $0.4951 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 13th. This is a positive change from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. Repsol’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.53%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on REPYY. Citigroup upgraded Repsol to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group raised shares of Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. BNP Paribas downgraded shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Three investment 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus 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.