LON:BP BP (BP) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 358 -0.25 (-0.07%) As of 05/29/2025 Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About BP Stock (LON:BP) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get BP alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 356.60▼ 363.9550-Day Range 331.70▼ 44752-Week Range 379.70▼ 562.30Volume15.66 million shsAverage Volume8.56 million shsMarket Capitalization£69.68 billionP/E Ratio26.74Dividend Yield6.42%Price TargetGBX 494Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewBP 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. In addition, the company involved in convenience and retail fuel, EV charging, Castrol lubricant, aviation, B2B, and midstream businesses; refining and oil trading; and bioenergy business. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.Read More… BP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks72nd Percentile Overall ScoreBP MarketRank™: BP scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingBP has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBP has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about BP's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of BP is 26.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.32.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of BP is 26.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 53.07.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBP has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBP has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for BP. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipBP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of BP is 171.80%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about BP's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for BP. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.37 News SentimentBP has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for BP this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 64 people have searched for BP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -3% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added BP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, BP insiders have sold 6,548.57% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £18,176.38 in company stock and sold £1,208,469.39 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.26% of the stock of BP is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions41.55% of the stock of BP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about BP's insider trading history. Receive BP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BP Stock News HeadlinesBP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Insider Murray Auchincloss Sells 336,621 SharesMay 30 at 1:17 AM | insidertrades.comMurray Auchincloss Buys 102 Shares of BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) StockMay 14, 2025 | insidertrades.comGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.May 30, 2025 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Insider Acquires £17,400 in StockMay 7, 2025 | insidertrades.comBP stirs controversy after halting operations for new type of fuel: 'Weaker-than-anticipated growth in the market'May 29 at 10:44 AM | msn.comAre BP shares doomed?May 26, 2025 | msn.comWhat’s going to happen to the BP share price over the next 5 years?May 25, 2025 | fool.co.ukBP’s future is bright — if it can get through the next 6 months, analyst saysMay 22, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines BP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BP shares performed this year? BP's stock was trading at GBX 393 at the start of the year. Since then, BP stock has decreased by 8.9% and is now trading at GBX 358. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How do I buy shares of BP? Shares of BP stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of BP own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BP investors own include Conduity Capital (CCAP), City of London Group (CIN), Topps Tiles (TPT), First Property Group (FPO), Redhall Group (RHL), Centrica (CNA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY). Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorEnergy Industry Oil & Gas Integrated Sub-IndustryPetroleum And Natural Gas Current SymbolLON:BP Previous SymbolLON:BP/ CIKN/A Webwww.bp.com Phone+44-20-74962107FaxN/AEmployees65,900Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 494 High Stock Price TargetGBX 540 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 440 Potential Upside/Downside+38.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.40 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 13.39 Trailing P/E Ratio26.74 Forward P/E Ratio6.45 P/E Growth0.35Net Income£3.23 billion Net Margins1.39% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity3.99% Return on Assets4.07% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio105.65 Current Ratio1.22 Quick Ratio0.62 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£233.22 billion Price / Sales0.30 Cash FlowGBX 118.27 per share Price / Cash Flow3.03 Book ValueGBX 489.82 per share Price / Book0.73Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares19,462,888,278Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£69.68 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.49 The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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