Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $19.9640 and last traded at $19.9640, with a volume of 81390 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $19.40.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

REPYY has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. DZ Bank lowered shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Zacks Research cut Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Repsol in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Repsol in a report on Friday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Repsol Stock Up 3.1%

The stock has a market capitalization of $23.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.69, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $18.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $17.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The energy company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $15.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.28 billion. Repsol had a return on equity of 10.18% and a net margin of 2.12%. As a group, research analysts expect that Repsol SA will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Repsol

Repsol is a Spanish integrated energy company engaged across the full oil and gas value chain and increasingly in low?carbon energy businesses. Its core activities include upstream exploration and production of oil and natural gas, midstream operations such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading and logistics, and downstream refining, petrochemicals, and fuel marketing. The company also supplies lubricants, specialty chemicals and related industrial products, and operates a widespread network of retail fuel stations and convenience services.

Founded in 1987, Repsol has grown from a national refiner into a global energy player through international exploration, production projects and commercial expansion.