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, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.11 per share on Friday, March 27th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This is a positive change from BP's previous dividend of $0.10. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View BP's Dividend History.

BP is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for BP.

18 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for BP's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 525 to GBX 750. On average, they anticipate BP's stock price to reach GBX 602.06 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 40.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for BP.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BP in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 16 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 on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. BP earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the oil and gas exploration company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. 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), Bank of America (BAC) and CENTRICA PLC/S (CPYYY).

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 428.45.

BP has a market capitalization of £86.78 billion and generates £276.85 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.