BP (NYSE:BP - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.62 per share and revenue of $42.88 billion for the quarter.
BP (NYSE:BP - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.03). BP had a positive return on equity of 9.51% and a negative net margin of 0.62%. The business had revenue of $46.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $40.12 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.97 EPS. BP's quarterly revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect BP to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.
BP Price Performance
BP stock traded up $0.26 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $32.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,877,920 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,166,567. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -71.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.54. BP has a 12 month low of $25.22 and a 12 month high of $35.56. The company has a 50 day moving average of $30.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.02.
BP Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.83%. BP's dividend payout ratio is currently -413.04%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts recently weighed in on BP shares. Morgan Stanley cut BP from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $26.50 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $29.00 price target on BP and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on BP from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. UBS Group downgraded BP from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and set a $34.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of BP in a report on Friday, July 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $35.50.
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BP p.l.c. provides carbon products and services. The company operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products segments. It engages in the production of natural gas, and integrated gas and power; trading of gas; operation of onshore and offshore wind power, as well as hydrogen and carbon capture and storage facilities; trading and marketing of renewable and non-renewable power; and production of crude oil.
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