Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Hits New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $19.9640 and last traded at $19.9640, with a volume of 81390 shares. The stock had previously closed at $19.40.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on REPYY. Zacks Research cut shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. DZ Bank lowered shares of Repsol from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating on shares of Repsol in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Repsol in a research report on Friday, December 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Repsol has an average rating of “Hold”.

Repsol Trading Up 3.1%

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $18.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market cap of $23.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.25.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The energy company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $15.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.28 billion. Repsol had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 10.18%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Repsol SA will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

About Repsol

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.