Murray Auchincloss Purchases 113 Shares of BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Stock

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP - Get Free Report) insider Murray Auchincloss purchased 113 shares of BP stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 333 ($4.41) per share, with a total value of £376.29 ($498.00).

Murray Auchincloss also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 10th, Murray Auchincloss bought 87 shares of BP stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 433 ($5.73) per share, with a total value of £376.71 ($498.56).

BP Stock Up 1.6 %

BP traded up GBX 5.55 ($0.07) during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 346.75 ($4.59). The company had a trading volume of 34,489,198 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,560,774. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 105.65, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.62. BP p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 379.70 ($5.03) and a 1-year high of GBX 562.30 ($7.44). The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 421.64 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 406.45. The company has a market cap of £67.49 billion, a PE ratio of 25.90, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded BP to a "neutral" rating and lifted their target price for the company from GBX 440 ($5.82) to GBX 510 ($6.75) in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a GBX 480 ($6.35) price target on shares of BP in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 494 ($6.54).

About BP

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.