Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Repsol SA (OTCMKTS:REPYY) saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 143,413 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 28% from the previous session’s volume of 112,060 shares.The stock last traded at $27.81 and had previously closed at $26.70.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on REPYY shares. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Repsol in a research report on Friday, December 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Repsol from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Repsol from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Repsol from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Repsol from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Repsol Trading Down 0.3%

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $21.25 and a 200 day moving average of $19.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market cap of $31.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.10, a PEG ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.19.

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The energy company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.06. Repsol had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 3.49%.The firm had revenue of $14.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14 billion. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Repsol SA will post 2.36 EPS 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.