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

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

Repsol Trading Down 1.5 %

REPYY traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $13.29. The stock had a trading volume of 311,959 shares, compared to its average volume of 137,815. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $12.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.63 and a beta of 0.64. Repsol has a 1-year low of $11.25 and a 1-year high of $17.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.22. Repsol had a return on equity of 11.40% and a net margin of 3.10%. The business had revenue of $14.28 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts forecast that Repsol will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Repsol Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 13th were issued a dividend of $0.4951 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 13th. This is a boost from Repsol's previous dividend of $0.43. Repsol's payout ratio is 49.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, UBS Group lowered Repsol from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Repsol currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

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.