Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Repsol, S.A. (OTCMKTS:REPYY) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company.

Several research firms recently issued reports on REPYY. UBS Group raised shares of Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. BNP Paribas lowered Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Repsol to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd.

Repsol Price Performance

Repsol stock opened at $11.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $14.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.26 and a beta of 0.75. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $12.10 and its 200 day moving average is $13.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.05. Repsol has a one year low of $11.25 and a one year high of $17.61.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.15). Repsol had a return on equity of 13.18% and a net margin of 3.74%. The company had revenue of $14.95 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that Repsol will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

Repsol Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th were issued a $0.4951 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 13th. This is a boost from Repsol’s previous dividend of $0.43. Repsol’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.53%.

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.