LON:GKP Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 193.20 +4.20 (+2.22%) As of 10:33 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsNews and Trends About Gulf Keystone Petroleum Stock (LON:GKP) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get GKP alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 190▼ 194.8050-Day Range 162.80▼ 197.8052-Week Range 160.60▼ 235Volume196,702 shsAverage Volume1.19 million shsMarket Capitalization£420.10 millionP/E Ratio12.31Dividend Yield4.01%Price TargetGBX 276Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited engages in oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The company operates Shaikan field that covers an area of approximately 280 square kilometers, which is located north-west of Erbil. It also provides management, support, geological, geophysical, and engineering services. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Read More Gulf Keystone Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScoreGKP MarketRank™: Gulf Keystone Petroleum scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.9 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingGulf Keystone Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialGulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 276, representing about 43.5% upside from its current price of GBX 192.40.Amount of Analyst CoverageGulf Keystone Petroleum has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is 12.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.27.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is 12.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.85.Price to Earnings Growth RatioGulf Keystone Petroleum has a PEG Ratio of 0.06. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioGulf Keystone Petroleum has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. 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 GKP. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipGulf Keystone Petroleum is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthGulf Keystone Petroleum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is 108.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Gulf Keystone Petroleum's dividend. News and Social Media2.3 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentGulf Keystone Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.84 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Gulf Keystone Petroleum this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week. Company Ownership0.6 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Gulf Keystone Petroleum insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders16.03% of the stock of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions6.34% of the stock of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is held by institutions.Read more about Gulf Keystone Petroleum's insider trading history. Receive GKP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Gulf Keystone Petroleum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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GKP Stock News HeadlinesGulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's WhySeptember 3, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comCanaccord Genuity Group Reaffirms Speculative Buy Rating for Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP)August 28, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comThey're not buying gold. They're buying this.Bank of America raised its stake in a small gold company by 139%. Jane Street increased its position by 159%, and Millennium by 122%. Kopernik Global made it their largest holding, owning roughly 8% of the company. It holds rights to an 88 million ounce deposit with existing roads, power, and permits that never expire. Market cap sits near $4 billion against a deposit worth hundreds of billions at current gold prices.September 8 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Receives a Buy from Canaccord GenuityAugust 27, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comGulf Keystone restarts Shaikan output after second shut-inAugust 25, 2026 | msn.comGulf Keystone Maintains Financial Resilience Despite Kurdistan Production DisruptionAugust 25, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comGulf Keystone suspends Shaikan production due to security concerns in KurdistanJuly 20, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comGulf Keystone Increases Shaikan Production as It Seeks Long-Term Export Agreements (GKP)July 13, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines GKP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have GKP shares performed this year? Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stock was trading at GBX 177 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, GKP stock has increased by 8.7% and is now trading at GBX 192.40. How do I buy shares of Gulf Keystone Petroleum? Shares of GKP 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 Gulf Keystone Petroleum own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gulf Keystone Petroleum investors own include Genel Energy (GENL), AFR.L (AFR), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), boohoo group (BOO), Rhythmone (RTHM), Aminex (AEX). Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorEnergy Industry Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production Current SymbolLON:GKP CIKN/A Webwww.gulfkeystone.com Phone+1-441-2954630FaxN/AEmployees471Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Gulf Keystone PetroleumGBX 276 High Price TargetGBX 277 Low Price TargetGBX 275 Potential Upside/Downside+42.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 15.69 Trailing P/E Ratio12.33 Forward P/E Ratio5.17 P/E Growth0.06Net Income-£9.57 million Net Margins21.45% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity7.38% Return on Assets-0.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.25 Current Ratio2.00 Quick Ratio2.18 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£139.43 million Price / Sales3.02 Cash FlowGBX 103.92 per share Price / Cash Flow1.86 Book ValueGBX 226.97 per share Price / Book0.85Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares217,443,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£420.53 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.12 Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. 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