Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has assigned a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

REPYY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Citigroup raised Repsol to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. BNP Paribas downgraded Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th.

Repsol Price Performance

Shares of REPYY opened at $11.95 on Friday. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.97. The company has a market capitalization of $14.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.29 and a beta of 0.75.

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

Repsol Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 13th were given 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 40.53%.

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.