LON:BP - BP Share Price, Forecast & News

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

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

BP is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for BP.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for BP's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 550 to GBX 750. On average, they expect BP's stock price to reach GBX 613.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for BP.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BP in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for BP.

Headlines about BP stock have trended extremely negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BP earned a news sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the oil and gas exploration company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely 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), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Bank of America (BAC).

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 486.10.

BP has a market capitalization of £98.84 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.