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

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 70,400 shares, an increase of 1,228.3% from the February 13th total of 5,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 116,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, UBS Group lowered shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Repsol Price Performance

REPYY stock opened at $12.53 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $12.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.56. The company has a market capitalization of $14.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.14 and a beta of 0.64. Repsol has a 52-week low of $11.25 and a 52-week high of $17.61. 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 quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.22. Repsol had a net margin of 3.10% and a return on equity of 11.40%. The firm had revenue of $14.28 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities analysts expect that Repsol will post 2.36 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 paid a $0.4951 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 13th. This is a boost from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. Repsol’s payout ratio is currently 49.35%.

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.