Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (REPX) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Aug 23, 2026

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Near-term 'hot idea' in E&P: strong corporate actions (Dovetail midstream sale, Silverback acquisition close, $100M buyback, 5% dividend hike, $120M debt paydown to ~1.0x leverage), robust FY free cash flow and operating cash, Zacks #1 rating and ~46% implied upside, plus ~17% 21‑day price gain with price ~8.6% above 21‑day SMA point to continued upside over the next few sessions, albeit with commodity-driven volatility.

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Idea window: 4/9/2026 – 4/16/2026Sector: Energy

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$38.28
Market Cap
$830.52M
1D Return
+0.00%
YTD Return
+50.65%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
6.8
P/B
1.3
P/S
1.7
EV/EBITDA
5.0
Div Yield
4.18%

Fundamental Analysis

5.0

Key Financial Insights: • Strong Profitability • Liquidity Deterioration • Rising Leverage REPX combines exceptional profitability and FY2025 cash generation with worsening liquidity, rising leverage, asset concentration, and weaker quarterly free cash flow.

Profitability
Liquidity

Price Behavior

6.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Persistent advance • Overbought momentum • Higher support Support Level: $36.10–$36.50; deeper support at $34.00–$34.30 Resistance Level: $38.17, then $40.00 REPX has risen about 9% over the last month to $38.17, maintaining a bullish uptrend but nearing overbought territory, with $36.10–$36.50 support and $40 resistance to watch.

Uptrend
Overbought

Sentiment & News

7.0

Key News Insights: • Earnings Outperformance • Raised Production Guidance • Strong Balance Sheet REPX delivered a major earnings beat, raised 2026 production and spending guidance, and maintained a solid balance sheet despite growth investments.

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AI Summary

6.0
Neutral

REPX's upside now hinges on Targa's on-time pipeline start and conversion of strong production growth into sustainable free cash flow, so investors should remain neutral until volumes ramp without further liquidity strain or debt growth.

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Description

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company that acquires, explores, develops and produces hydrocarbons in Texas and New Mexico, with operations concentrated in the San Andres Formation on the Central Basin Platform and Northwest Shelf. As of September 30, 2021 the company held about 31,352 net acres—mainly contiguous blocks in Yoakum County, TX and Lea and Roosevelt Counties, NM—and operated 77 net producing wells; corporate headquarters are in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Apr 9Apr 16REPXRiley Exploration Permian, Inc.
Near-term 'hot idea' in E&P: strong corporate actions (Dovetail midstream sale, Silverback acquisition close, $100M buyback, 5% dividend hike, $120M debt paydown to ~1.0x leverage), robust FY free cash flow and operating cash, Zacks #1 rating and ~46% implied upside, plus ~17% 21‑day price gain with price ~8.6% above 21‑day SMA point to continued upside over the next few sessions, albeit with commodity-driven volatility.
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