Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Sets New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $23.71 and last traded at $23.4180, with a volume of 27175 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $22.48.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Zacks Research cut Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Repsol from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. DZ Bank upgraded Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Repsol in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Repsol from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Repsol Stock Up 3.1%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a market cap of $26.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.19. The company has a fifty day moving average of $19.80 and a 200 day moving average of $18.51.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The energy company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $14.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14 billion. Repsol had a return on equity of 10.55% and a net margin of 3.49%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Repsol SA will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.