RSP Permian Inc. (RSPP) Jumps 6.93% on January 26

RSP Permian Inc. (RSPP) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Tuesday January 26 as the stock popped 6.93% to $20.99, representing a gain of $1.36 per share. Some 1.05 million shares traded hands on 11,091 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 1.98 million shares out of a total float of 100.81 million. The stock opened at $20.47 and traded with an intraday range of $21.49 to $19.97.

After today's gains, RSP Permian Inc. reached a market cap of $2.12 billion. RSP Permian Inc. has had a trading range between $31.15 and $16.74 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $24.91 and a 200-day SMA of $25.79.

The stock has a P/E Ratio of 15.2.

RSP Permian Inc is an oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition, exploration, development and production of unconventional oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin of West Texas.

RSP Permian Inc. is based out of Dallas, TX and has some 79 employees. Its CEO is Steven Gray.

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The Russell 2000 is one of the leading indices tracking small-cap companies in the United States. It's maintained by Russell Investments, an industry leader in creating and maintaining indices, and consists of the smallest 2000 stocks from the broader Russell 3000 index.

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