Short Interest in Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Decreases By 30.6%

Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 52,000 shares, a decrease of 30.6% from the March 15th total of 74,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 106,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Repsol from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Repsol from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Repsol Trading Up 1.5 %

OTCMKTS:REPYY traded up $0.25 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $16.77. 47,377 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 124,790. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.35. Repsol has a one year low of $13.44 and a one year high of $17.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.26 and a beta of 0.75.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The energy company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.17. Repsol had a return on equity of 17.32% and a net margin of 5.41%. The firm had revenue of $15.83 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts predict that Repsol will post 3.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Repsol

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.

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