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BP (BP) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 411.05 -2.00 (-0.48%)
As of 10/17/2025

About BP Stock (LON:BP)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
399.35
411.75
50-Day Range
413.05
445.50
52-Week Range
379.70
562.30
Volume
29.56 million shs
Average Volume
8.56 million shs
Market Capitalization
£80.00 billion
P/E Ratio
30.70
Dividend Yield
5.60%
Price Target
GBX 457.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

BP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

BP MarketRank™: 

BP scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    BP has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    BP has a consensus price target of GBX 457.50, representing about 11.3% upside from its current price of GBX 411.05.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    BP has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about BP's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of BP is 30.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 190.07.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of BP is 30.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.61.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    BP has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    BP has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BP.
  • Dividend Leadership

    BP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.10%, 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 171.80%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about BP's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BP.
  • News Sentiment

    BP has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for BP this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    118 people have searched for BP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 131% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added BP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, BP insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £100,608.61 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.26% of the stock of BP is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    41.55% of the stock of BP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about BP's insider trading history.
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BP Stock News Headlines

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BP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

BP's stock was trading at GBX 393 at the start of the year. Since then, BP stock has increased by 4.6% and is now trading at GBX 411.05.

Shares of BP 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BP investors own include Conduity Capital (CCAP), City of London Group (CIN), Topps Tiles (TPT), First Property Group (FPO), Redhall Group (RHL), Centrica (CNA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Integrated
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
LON:BP
Previous Symbol
LON:BP/
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
65,900
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 500
Low Price Target
GBX 420
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 13.39
Trailing P/E Ratio
30.70
Forward P/E Ratio
7.40
P/E Growth
0.35
Net Income
£3.23 billion
Net Margins
1.39%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
3.99%
Return on Assets
4.07%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
105.65
Current Ratio
1.22
Quick Ratio
0.62

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£233.22 billion
Price / Sales
0.34
Cash Flow
GBX 135.79 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.03
Book Value
GBX 489.82 per share
Price / Book
0.84

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
19,462,888,278
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£80.00 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.49
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This page (LON:BP) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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