Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Short Interest Up 27.4% in November

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 228,900 shares, a growth of 27.4% from the October 31st total of 179,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 550,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Repsol Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of REPYY stock traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.56. The company had a trading volume of 37,538 shares, compared to its average volume of 259,469. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.29 billion, a PE ratio of 6.61 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s fifty day moving average is $12.81 and its 200 day moving average is $14.01. Repsol has a fifty-two week low of $11.94 and a fifty-two week high of $17.61.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $14.95 billion during the quarter. Repsol had a net margin of 3.74% and a return on equity of 13.09%. Research analysts expect that Repsol will post 2.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on REPYY. Citigroup raised shares of Repsol to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley cut Repsol from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. BNP Paribas lowered Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group upgraded Repsol to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.