Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Repsol SA has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from eight research firms, with varying ratings including one sell, three hold, two buy, and two strong buy recommendations.
• The company reported quarterly earnings of $0.64 per share, exceeding estimates, and generated revenue of $16.48 billion, also surpassing expectations.
• Repsol announced a recent dividend of $0.4554, with a high dividend yield of 313.0%, although its payout ratio is noted at 143.75%.

Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

REPYY has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Repsol in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Repsol from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Berenberg Bank upgraded Repsol from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Repsol from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd.

Repsol Stock Up 2.2%

OTCMKTS REPYY opened at $17.45 on Wednesday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $16.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.17. Repsol has a twelve month low of $10.41 and a twelve month high of $17.70. The company has a market capitalization of $20.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.27, a PEG ratio of 5.11 and a beta of 0.69.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The energy company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $16.48 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.91 billion. Repsol had a return on equity of 9.06% and a net margin of 1.33%. On average, equities analysts expect that Repsol will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Repsol Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 8th were paid a $0.4554 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 313.0%. Repsol's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 143.75%.

Repsol Company Profile

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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