Riley Exploration Permian (REPX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Texas and New Mexico. The company's activities are primarily focused on the Northwest Shelf and Yeso trend of the Permian Basin. Its acreage is primarily located on contiguous blocks in Yoakum County, Texas; and Eddy County, New Mexico. Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.01 to $25.75
• 50-Day Range: $22.78 to $30.50
• 52-Week Range: $21.98 to $37.55
• Volume: 110,128 shs
• Average Volume: 108,663 shs
• Market Capitalization: $563.13 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.53
• Dividend Yield: 5.94%
• Price Target: $47.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Riley Exploration Permian Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Riley Exploration Permian scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 260 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Riley Exploration Permian has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Riley Exploration Permian has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Riley Exploration Permian are expected to grow by 10.49% in the coming year, from $6.39 to $7.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Riley Exploration Permian is 4.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Riley Exploration Permian is 4.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 54.84.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Riley Exploration Permian has a P/B Ratio of 1.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for REPX.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Riley Exploration Permian is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.93%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Riley Exploration Permian has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Riley Exploration Permian is 32.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Riley Exploration Permian will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.53% next year. This indicates that Riley Exploration Permian will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for REPX.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.86

News Sentiment

Riley Exploration Permian has a news sentiment score of 1.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Riley Exploration Permian this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for REPX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Riley Exploration Permian to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Riley Exploration Permian insiders have sold 2,861.47% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $23,260.00 in company stock and sold $688,839.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.70% of the stock of Riley Exploration Permian is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.91% of the stock of Riley Exploration Permian is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

REPX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have REPX shares performed this year?

Riley Exploration Permian's stock was trading at $31.92 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, REPX stock has decreased by 19.9% and is now trading at $25.57.
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When did Riley Exploration Permian IPO?

Riley Exploration Permian (REPX) raised $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, October 17th 2018. The company issued 6,700,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Seaport Global Securities and Capital One Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Imperial Capital and Roth Capital Partners were co-managers.

Who are Riley Exploration Permian's major shareholders?

Riley Exploration Permian's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.23%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.20%), Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC (1.71%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Riley Exploration Ho Bluescape, Alvin Gerald Libin, Bryan H Lawrence, Riley Exploration Group, Llc, Bobby Riley, Kevin Riley, Philip A Riley, Corey Neil Riley and Brent Alexander Arriaga.
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How do I buy shares of Riley Exploration Permian?

Shares of REPX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Riley Exploration Permian own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Riley Exploration Permian investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/8 Dividend: 4/24/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/8 Dividend: 4/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/08/2025
• Today: 5/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:REPX
• CIK: 1001614
• Web: www.rileypermian.com
• Phone: (405) 415-8699
• Fax: 720-554-7622
• Employees: 50
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $47.00
• High Stock Price Target: $47.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $47.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +83.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $111.59 million
• Net Margins: 28.48%
• Pretax Margin: 37.05%
• Return on Equity: 23.82%
• Return on Assets: 11.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $412.89 million
• Price / Sales: 1.36
• Cash Flow: $5.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.29
• Book Value: $20.64 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,023,000
• Free Float: 20,645,000
• Market Cap: $563.13 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.56