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

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 62,200 shares, a growth of 157.0% from the September 30th total of 24,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 223,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Repsol Stock Performance

REPYY traded up $0.05 on Friday, reaching $13.01. The company had a trading volume of 124,876 shares, compared to its average volume of 110,764. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Repsol has a 1 year low of $12.62 and a 1 year high of $17.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.83 billion, a PE ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 0.74. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $13.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.65.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The energy company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $15.76 billion during the quarter. Repsol had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 5.64%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Repsol will post 3.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

REPYY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group raised shares of Repsol to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Citigroup upgraded Repsol to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. BNP Paribas cut Repsol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Repsol from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut Repsol from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.

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