BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares (BP.B) Competitors

BP (LON:BP) and BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares (LON:BP.B) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate BP or BP.B?

BP presently has a consensus target price of GBX 457.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.30%. Given BP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BP is more favorable than BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BP	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BP or BP.B?

BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BP. BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BP	£233.22B	0.34	£3.23B	£13.39	30.70
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	£186.54B	0.18	£7.37B	-£71.50	-2.30

Is BP or BP.B a better dividend stock?

BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. BP pays out 171.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares pays out -12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk and volatility, BP or BP.B?

BP has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BP or BP.B?

41.6% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of BP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BP or BP.B?

In the previous week, BP had 12 more articles in the media than BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for BP and 0 mentions for BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares. BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat BP's score of 0.32 indicating that BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BP	Neutral
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Positive

Is BP or BP.B more profitable?

BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares has a net margin of 3.69% compared to BP's net margin of 1.39%. BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares' return on equity of 9.52% beat BP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BP	1.39%	3.99%	4.07%
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	3.69%	9.52%	4.07%

Summary

BP beats BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.