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Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 188.40 +12.20 (+6.92%)
As of 12:18 PM Eastern

About Gulf Keystone Petroleum Stock (LON:GKP)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
175.40
191
50-Day Range
172.60
213
52-Week Range
149
235
Volume
883,451 shs
Average Volume
1.33 million shs
Market Capitalization
£409.66 million
P/E Ratio
28.20
Dividend Yield
7.22%
Price Target
GBX 272
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

GKP MarketRank™: 

Gulf Keystone Petroleum scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Gulf Keystone Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 272, representing about 44.4% upside from its current price of GBX 188.40.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Gulf Keystone Petroleum has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is 28.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is 28.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.12.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a PEG Ratio of 0.06. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a P/B Ratio of 0.83. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for GKP.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Gulf Keystone Petroleum is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.22%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Gulf Keystone Petroleum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is 344.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Gulf Keystone Petroleum's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Gulf Keystone Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Gulf Keystone Petroleum insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    15.93% of the stock of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    6.71% of the stock of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Gulf Keystone Petroleum's insider trading history.
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GKP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stock was trading at GBX 177 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, GKP shares have increased by 6.4% and is now trading at GBX 188.40.

Shares of GKP 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gulf Keystone Petroleum investors own include Genel Energy (GENL), AFR.L (AFR), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), boohoo group (BOO), Rhythmone (RTHM), Aminex (AEX).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas E&P
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:GKP
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
471
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 280
Low Price Target
GBX 264
Potential Upside/Downside
+44.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 6.68
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.20
Forward P/E Ratio
5.04
P/E Growth
0.06
Net Income
-£9.57 million
Net Margins
9.23%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
3.18%
Return on Assets
-0.98%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.28
Current Ratio
1.64
Quick Ratio
2.18

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£164.81 million
Price / Sales
2.49
Cash Flow
GBX 101.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.86
Book Value
GBX 226.97 per share
Price / Book
0.83

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
217,443,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£409.66 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.11
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This page (LON:GKP) was last updated on 6/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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