BP (BP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. 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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.10 to $34.63
• 50-Day Range: $28.94 to $34.20
• 52-Week Range: $25.22 to $35.54
• Volume: 10.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $90.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 162.84
• Dividend Yield: 5.56%
• Price Target: $35.17
• Consensus Rating: Hold

BP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BP scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 172nd out of 269 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

BP has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BP has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BP are expected to grow by 16.15% in the coming year, from $3.53 to $4.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BP is 162.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.24.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BP is 162.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 72.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BP has a PEG Ratio of 1.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BP has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.55% of the float of BP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BP has recently increased by 18.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

BP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.61%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BP is 904.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BP will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.34% next year. This indicates that BP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.55% of the float of BP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BP has recently increased by 18.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

BP has a news sentiment score of 0.57. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for BP this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 61 people have searched for BP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

19 people have added BP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 111% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BP insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of BP is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 11.01% of the stock of BP is held by institutions.

BP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BP shares performed this year?

BP's stock was trading at $29.56 at the start of the year. Since then, BP shares have increased by 15.7% and is now trading at $34.1950.

How were BP's earnings last quarter?

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.22. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does BP have any subsidiaries?

BP subsidiaries include Amply Power, Blueprint Power, Open Energi, Thorntons, Finite Carbon, bp pulse, Fotech Solutions Ltd, and more.

Who are BP's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of BP include IMC Chicago LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (0.02%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.02%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of BP?

Shares of BP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of BP own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BP investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Chevron (CVX), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), ServiceNow (NOW) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/27 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/27/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/07/2025
• Record date for 9/19 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/19 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/19/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - INTL INTGD
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BP
• CIK: 313807
• Web: www.bp.com
• Phone: 442074964000
• Fax: 44-0-20-7496-4630
• Employees: 100,500
• Year Founded: 1909

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BP: $35.17
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $26.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.11
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.46)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 162.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.68
• P/E Growth: 1.97
• Net Income: $381 million
• Net Margins: 0.29%
• Pretax Margin: 2.74%
• Return on Equity: 9.11%
• Return on Assets: 2.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.69
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $194.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.47
• Cash Flow: $9.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.55
• Book Value: $29.02 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,652,240,000
• Free Float: 2,625,718,000
• Market Cap: $90.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57