Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Short Interest Up 714.5% in April

Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) saw a large increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,550 shares, an increase of 714.5% from the April 15th total of 3,014 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 300,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Repsol Price Performance

Shares of REPYY stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $26.48. The company had a trading volume of 30,062 shares, compared to its average volume of 131,231. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $25.96 and a 200-day moving average of $21.53. The company has a market capitalization of $29.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.59, a PEG ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 0.03. Repsol has a 12-month low of $12.90 and a 12-month high of $29.08.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The energy company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $18.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.33 billion. Repsol had a return on equity of 11.52% and a net margin of 4.40%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Repsol will post 4.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

REPYY has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Repsol from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Repsol from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Repsol from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Repsol from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Repsol Company Profile

Repsol is a Spanish integrated energy company engaged across the full oil and gas value chain and increasingly in low‑carbon energy businesses. Its core activities include upstream exploration and production of oil and natural gas, midstream operations such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading and logistics, and downstream refining, petrochemicals, and fuel marketing. The company also supplies lubricants, specialty chemicals and related industrial products, and operates a widespread network of retail fuel stations and convenience services.

Founded in 1987, Repsol has grown from a national refiner into a global energy player through international exploration, production projects and commercial expansion.