Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Short Interest Up 49.2% in January

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 112,200 shares, a growth of 49.2% from the December 31st total of 75,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 476,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group raised shares of Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. BNP Paribas downgraded Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Repsol Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:REPYY traded down $0.21 during trading on Friday, reaching $11.63. The company had a trading volume of 197,547 shares, compared to its average volume of 179,086. Repsol has a twelve month low of $11.25 and a twelve month high of $17.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.15 billion, a PE ratio of 6.12 and a beta of 0.75. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $12.01 and its 200 day moving average is $12.85. 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 (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.15). The business had revenue of $14.95 billion during the quarter. Repsol had a net margin of 3.74% and a return on equity of 13.31%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Repsol will post 2.75 EPS for the current year.

Repsol Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th were given a $0.4951 dividend. This is a positive change from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 13th. Repsol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.00%.

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.