Short Interest in Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Declines By 48.6%

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

Repsol Trading Up 0.1 %

REPYY traded up $0.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $13.50. The company had a trading volume of 39,201 shares, compared to its average volume of 136,755. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.48. Repsol has a 12-month low of $11.25 and a 12-month high of $17.61. The company has a market cap of $15.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.77 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.53.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $14.28 billion for the quarter. Repsol had a net margin of 3.10% and a return on equity of 11.40%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Repsol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Repsol Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th were paid a dividend of $0.4951 per share. This is an increase from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 13th. Repsol’s payout ratio is 49.35%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, UBS Group cut Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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.