Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for BP Earnings

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BP in a research report issued on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.81. The consensus estimate for BP's current full-year earnings is $3.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BP's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS.

BP (NYSE:BP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $46.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $40.12 billion. BP had a net margin of 0.20% and a return on equity of 10.96%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.97 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on BP. DZ Bank cut BP from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. TD Securities reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $36.00 target price (down from $40.00) on shares of BP in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of BP from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of BP from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $40.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price target on BP from $34.00 to $30.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $35.28.

BP Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BP traded up $0.17 on Wednesday, hitting $29.11. The company had a trading volume of 7,948,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,817,219. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $29.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market cap of $79.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 363.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.51. BP has a 1-year low of $25.22 and a 1-year high of $37.58.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BP. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in BP by 83.3% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 53,360 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,577,000 after acquiring an additional 24,252 shares during the period. Nilsine Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of BP by 24.2% in the fourth quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 22,147 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $655,000 after acquiring an additional 4,321 shares during the period. Independence Bank of Kentucky grew its position in BP by 1,867.9% during the fourth quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 7,970 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 7,565 shares in the last quarter. Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of BP in the 4th quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS boosted its stake in BP by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 465,242 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $13,753,000 after buying an additional 10,262 shares in the last quarter. 11.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BP Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.60%. BP's dividend payout ratio is currently -413.04%.

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.