Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Short Interest Update

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 155,100 shares, an increase of 198.8% from the November 30th total of 51,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 572,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on REPYY shares. BNP Paribas cut Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Citigroup raised Repsol to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. UBS Group raised shares of Repsol to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Repsol from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Repsol Stock Performance

REPYY traded up $0.02 during trading on Friday, hitting $11.77. The stock had a trading volume of 224,695 shares, compared to its average volume of 142,571. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $12.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.46. Repsol has a one year low of $11.25 and a one year high of $17.61. The firm has a market cap of $14.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.19 and a beta of 0.74.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last announced 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 13.09%. The business had revenue of $14.95 billion during the quarter. As a group, research analysts predict that Repsol will post 2.78 EPS for the current year.

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.