Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Short Interest Down 51.1% in June

Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) saw a significant decline in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,976 shares, a decline of 51.1% from the May 31st total of 163,550 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 210,460 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Repsol Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS REPYY traded up $0.41 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $25.07. 90,304 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 127,672. The company has a market cap of $27.71 billion, a PE ratio of 10.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 0.02. Repsol has a twelve month low of $14.52 and a twelve month high of $29.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.30.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The energy company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $18.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.33 billion. Repsol had a net margin of 4.40% and a return on equity of 11.52%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Repsol will post 4.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

REPYY has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised Repsol from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Repsol from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. HSBC upgraded Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen raised Repsol from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus 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.