Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 36,200 shares, a decrease of 48.6% from the February 28th total of 70,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 234,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, UBS Group lowered shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Repsol has an average rating of “Hold”.

Repsol Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS REPYY traded up $0.20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $13.48. 63,065 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 138,448. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.75 and a beta of 0.64. Repsol has a one year low of $11.25 and a one year 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. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.52.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $14.28 billion for the quarter. Repsol had a return on equity of 11.40% and a net margin of 3.10%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Repsol will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Repsol Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Monday, January 13th were given a dividend of $0.4951 per share. This is a positive change from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 13th. Repsol’s payout ratio is 49.35%.

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.