BP (BP) Share 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: 415.75 to 421.80
• 50-Day Range: 384.50 to 434.20
• 52-Week Range: 379.70 to 562.30
• Volume: 22.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.56 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £82.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.51
• Dividend Yield: 5.45%
• Price Target: GBX 450
• Consensus Rating: Hold

BP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BP scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

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/Downside

The consensus price target for BP is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BP is 31.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BP is 31.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 40.18.

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 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.10

News Sentiment

BP has a news sentiment score of 0.10. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for BP this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 47 people have searched for BP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -24% 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 -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

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 £446.55 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.

BP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BP shares performed this year?

BP's stock was trading at GBX 393 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BP stock has increased by 7.3% and is now trading at GBX 421.80.

How do I buy shares of BP?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of BP own?

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
• Web: www.bp.com
• Phone: +44-20-74962107
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 65,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BP: GBX 450
• High Price Target: GBX 500
• Low Price Target: GBX 390
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.7%
• 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: 31.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.60
• 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: 0.35
• Cash Flow: GBX 139.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.03
• Book Value: GBX 489.82 per share
• Price / Book: 0.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,462,888,278
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £82.09 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.49