Riley Exploration Permian (REPX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE:REPX) is a special purpose acquisition company formed to identify, acquire and operate assets in the oil and natural gas sector, with a dedicated focus on the Permian Basin. Incorporated in Delaware, the company completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange and is positioned to pursue a business combination with one or more upstream or midstream energy businesses. Riley Exploration Permian’s strategy centers on leveraging the region’s prolific reservoirs and existing infrastructure to drive growth and value for its shareholders.

The company seeks to target exploration and production assets in both the Midland and Delaware sub-basins of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where extensive pipeline networks and favorable geologic characteristics support efficient development. Riley Exploration Permian intends to evaluate opportunities across the full asset life cycle, including acquisition of proved reserves, optimization of existing operations and potential development of new drilling locations. By focusing on properties with scalable production profiles, the company aims to build a diversified portfolio of high-quality oil and gas assets.

Riley Exploration Permian’s leadership team comprises professionals with experience in energy investing, corporate finance and operational management within the oil and gas industry. The board and executive officers bring a combination of transaction expertise and technical know-how, drawing on long-standing relationships in the Permian Basin to source deal flow and execute due diligence. Upon completion of a qualifying business combination, the company plans to apply disciplined capital allocation and operational best practices to enhance production efficiency and deliver long-term shareholder returns.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.31 to $30.06
• 50-Day Range: $25.25 to $30.06
• 52-Week Range: $21.98 to $37.55
• Volume: 123,027 shs
• Average Volume: 106,886 shs
• Market Capitalization: $626.65 million
• P/E Ratio: 5.04
• Dividend Yield: 5.35%
• Price Target: $47.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Riley Exploration Permian Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Riley Exploration Permian scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 267 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Riley Exploration Permian has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Riley Exploration Permian has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Riley Exploration Permian are expected to grow by 10.49% in the coming year, from $6.39 to $7.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Riley Exploration Permian is 5.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Riley Exploration Permian is 5.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 66.84.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Riley Exploration Permian has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.79% of the float of Riley Exploration Permian has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Riley Exploration Permian has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Riley Exploration Permian has recently increased by 5.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Riley Exploration Permian is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Riley Exploration Permian has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Riley Exploration Permian is 33.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Riley Exploration Permian will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.53% next year. This indicates that Riley Exploration Permian will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.79% of the float of Riley Exploration Permian has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Riley Exploration Permian has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Riley Exploration Permian has recently increased by 5.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.82

News Sentiment

Riley Exploration Permian has a news sentiment score of 1.82. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Riley Exploration Permian this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for REPX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Riley Exploration Permian insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $766,420.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.70% of the stock of Riley Exploration Permian is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.91% of the stock of Riley Exploration Permian is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

REPX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have REPX shares performed this year?

Riley Exploration Permian's stock was trading at $31.92 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, REPX stock has decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $28.43.

When did Riley Exploration Permian IPO?

Riley Exploration Permian (REPX) raised $100 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, October 17th 2018. The company issued 6,700,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Seaport Global Securities and Capital One Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Imperial Capital and Roth Capital Partners were co-managers.

Who are Riley Exploration Permian's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Riley Exploration Permian include American Century Companies Inc. (2.41%), Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC (1.57%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.45%) and Kennedy Capital Management LLC (0.98%). Insiders that own company stock include Riley Exploration Ho Bluescape, Alvin Gerald Libin, Bryan H Lawrence, Riley Exploration Group, Llc, Bobby Riley, Kevin Riley, Philip A Riley, Corey Neil Riley and Brent Alexander Arriaga.
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How do I buy shares of Riley Exploration Permian?

Shares of REPX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Riley Exploration Permian own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Riley Exploration Permian investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/7 Dividend: 7/24/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/7 Dividend: 7/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/03/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:REPX
• CIK: 1001614
• Web: www.rileypermian.com
• Phone: (405) 415-8699
• Fax: 720-554-7622
• Employees: 50
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Riley Exploration Permian: $47.00
• High Price Target: $47.00
• Low Price Target: $47.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +65.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.45
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $111.59 million
• Net Margins: 28.48%
• Pretax Margin: 37.05%
• Return on Equity: 23.82%
• Return on Assets: 11.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $392.89 million
• Price / Sales: 1.60
• Cash Flow: $6.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.29
• Book Value: $20.64 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,042,000
• Free Float: 20,645,000
• Market Cap: $626.65 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.28