Roth Capital Issues Negative Forecast for REPX Earnings

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE:REPX) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Riley Exploration Permian in a report released on Sunday, March 23rd. Roth Capital analyst J. White now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.63 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.86. The consensus estimate for Riley Exploration Permian’s current full-year earnings is $6.39 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Riley Exploration Permian’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.34 EPS.

Separately, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Riley Exploration Permian from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th.

Riley Exploration Permian Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of Riley Exploration Permian stock opened at $29.66 on Wednesday. Riley Exploration Permian has a 1-year low of $23.14 and a 1-year high of $37.55. The company has a market capitalization of $637.84 million, a P/E ratio of 5.26 and a beta of 1.58. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $32.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.64.

Institutional Trading of Riley Exploration Permian

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in Riley Exploration Permian by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 9,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $294,000 after buying an additional 853 shares in the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Riley Exploration Permian during the 4th quarter valued at $274,000. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York bought a new stake in shares of Riley Exploration Permian during the 4th quarter worth $239,000. Man Group plc acquired a new position in shares of Riley Exploration Permian in the 4th quarter worth $557,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Riley Exploration Permian by 43.3% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 6,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 2,090 shares during the period. 58.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Riley Exploration Permian

In other news, insider Corey Neil Riley sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.34, for a total value of $95,690.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 125,974 shares in the company, valued at $3,444,129.16. This represents a 2.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Bobby Riley sold 15,000 shares of Riley Exploration Permian stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.37, for a total value of $500,550.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 296,375 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,890,033.75. The trade was a 4.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 3.90% of the company’s stock.

Riley Exploration Permian Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were issued a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.12%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 23rd. Riley Exploration Permian’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.68%.

Riley Exploration Permian Company Profile

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.