Roth Capital Has Negative Forecast for REPX Q3 Earnings

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE:REPX) – Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Riley Exploration Permian in a report released on Thursday, February 20th. Roth Capital analyst J. White now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.06 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Riley Exploration Permian’s current full-year earnings is $6.39 per share.

Separately, Truist Financial increased their price target on Riley Exploration Permian from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th.

Riley Exploration Permian Price Performance

REPX stock opened at $33.67 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.70. Riley Exploration Permian has a 1 year low of $22.60 and a 1 year high of $37.55. The firm has a market cap of $723.23 million, a P/E ratio of 5.97 and a beta of 1.47. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.74.

Institutional Trading of Riley Exploration Permian

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in REPX. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Riley Exploration Permian by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 912,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,112,000 after purchasing an additional 207,319 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Riley Exploration Permian by 50.2% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 303,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,691,000 after purchasing an additional 101,309 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Riley Exploration Permian by 35.5% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 385,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,300,000 after purchasing an additional 100,891 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new stake in shares of Riley Exploration Permian in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,592,000. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Riley Exploration Permian by 304.6% in the 4th quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 63,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,022,000 after purchasing an additional 47,702 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.91% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Bobby Riley sold 4,636 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.19, for a total value of $163,140.84. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 321,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,321,995.41. This trade represents a 1.42 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 20,946 shares of company stock valued at $709,764 in the last quarter. Insiders own 3.90% of the company’s stock.

Riley Exploration Permian Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 23rd. Riley Exploration Permian’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.95%.

About Riley Exploration Permian

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.