Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 194,126 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 196% from the previous session’s volume of 65,508 shares.The stock last traded at $18.35 and had previously closed at $18.26.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Repsol in a report on Friday, December 12th. DZ Bank lowered Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut Repsol from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Repsol presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Repsol Stock Down 0.2%

The stock has a market capitalization of $21.08 billion, a PE ratio of 17.03, a P/E/G ratio of 5.26 and a beta of 0.25. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $18.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.47.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The energy company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $15.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.28 billion. Repsol had a return on equity of 10.18% and a net margin of 2.12%. As a group, analysts expect that Repsol SA will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Repsol

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.