LON:BP - BP Share Price, Forecast & News

BP trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "BP."

BP announced a dividend on Tuesday, October 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.10 per share on Friday, December 20th. This represents a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View BP's Dividend History.

BP is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 3rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for BP.

16 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for BP's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 550 to GBX 730. On average, they anticipate BP's stock price to reach GBX 615.94 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for BP.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BP in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for BP.

Media headlines about BP stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BP earned a media sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the oil and gas exploration company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for BP.

Some companies that are related to BP include Suncor Energy (SU), Imperial Oil (IMO), Imperial Oil (IMO), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Husky Energy (HSE), Quadrise Fuels International (QFI), XXL Energy (XL), Georox Resources (GXR), Relentless Resources (RRL) and Wolf Petroleum (WOF).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BP investors own include Charlemagne Capital (CCAP), City of London Group (CIN), Topps Tiles (TPT), First Property Group (FPO), Redhall Group (RHL), Centrica (CNA), 21st Century Technology (C21), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), CENTRICA PLC/S (CPYYY) and Trinity Exploration & Production (TRIN).

Shares of BP 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.

One share of BP stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 473.10.

BP has a market capitalization of £96.05 billion and generates £281.64 billion in revenue each year. BP employs 69,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About BP.

The official website for BP is http://www.bp.com/.

BP's mailing address is 1 St James's Square, LONDON, SW1Y 4PD, United Kingdom. The oil and gas exploration company can be reached via phone at +44-20-74962107.