BP Share Forecast, Price & News

BP's stock was trading at GBX 317.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BP stock has decreased by 22.5% and is now trading at GBX 245.75.
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20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BP in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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BP is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 27th 2020.
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BP declared a dividend on Tuesday, August 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 13th will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.05 per share on Friday, September 25th. This represents a yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 13th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.
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20 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for BP's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 260 to GBX 620. On average, they expect BP's stock price to reach GBX 397 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 61.5% from the stock's current price.
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Media stories about BP stock have been trending neutral recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. BP earned a media sentiment score of 0.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the oil and gas exploration company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.
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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).
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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).

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

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 245.75.

BP has a market capitalization of £49.80 billion and generates £229.65 billion in revenue each year. BP employs 69,600 workers across the globe.

The official website for BP is 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.