BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Insider Murray Auchincloss Sells 336,621 Shares

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP - Get Free Report) insider Murray Auchincloss sold 336,621 shares of BP stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 359 ($4.83), for a total transaction of £1,208,469.39 ($1,626,035.24).

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

• On Monday, May 12th, Murray Auchincloss acquired 102 shares of BP stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 372 ($5.01) per share, with a total value of £379.44 ($510.55).
• On Thursday, April 10th, Murray Auchincloss acquired 113 shares of BP stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 333 ($4.48) per share, with a total value of £376.29 ($506.31).

BP Stock Performance

Shares of BP stock traded down GBX 0.25 ($0.00) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 358 ($4.82). The company had a trading volume of 15,659,269 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,560,774. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 369.89 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 398.28. BP p.l.c. has a one year low of GBX 379.70 ($5.11) and a one year high of GBX 562.30 ($7.57). The firm has a market cap of £69.68 billion, a PE ratio of 26.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 105.65, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BP has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of BP to a "neutral" rating and raised their price objective for the company from GBX 440 ($5.92) to GBX 510 ($6.86) in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a GBX 480 ($6.46) price objective on shares of BP in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 494 ($6.65).

BP Company Profile

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.