LON:GKP Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 174.20 +3.20 (+1.87%) As of 08:44 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock About Gulf Keystone Petroleum Stock (LON:GKP) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get GKP alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 171▼ 176.6050-Day Range 162.80▼ 19152-Week Range 157.20▼ 235Volume229,971 shsAverage Volume1.30 million shsMarket Capitalization£378.79 millionP/E Ratio26.08Dividend Yield7.27%Price TargetGBX 278.50Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited engages in oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The company operates Shaikan field that covers an area of approximately 280 square kilometers, which is located north-west of Erbil. It also provides management, support, geological, geophysical, and engineering services. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Read More Gulf Keystone Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks80th Percentile Overall ScoreGKP MarketRank™: Gulf Keystone Petroleum scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingGulf 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 PotentialGulf Keystone Petroleum has a consensus price target of GBX 278.50, representing about 59.5% upside from its current price of GBX 174.60.Amount of Analyst CoverageGulf 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. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is 26.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is 26.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 19.65.Price to Earnings Growth RatioGulf 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 RatioGulf Keystone Petroleum has a P/B Ratio of 0.77. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for GKP. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipGulf Keystone Petroleum is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthGulf Keystone Petroleum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe 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 and Social Media2.1 / 5News Sentiment0.32 News SentimentGulf Keystone Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Gulf Keystone Petroleum this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for GKP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Gulf Keystone Petroleum insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders16.03% 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 Institutions6.53% 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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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. GKP Stock News HeadlinesGulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) Share Price Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?July 21 at 3:01 AM | americanbankingnews.comGulf Keystone suspends Shaikan production due to security concerns in KurdistanJuly 20 at 11:23 PM | uk.finance.yahoo.comThe SpaceX IPO Wasn't For YouJust one mile from SpaceX's launchpad sits a small company doing something SpaceX can't - and it still trades under $7. Robert Kiyosaki calls it the 'Shadow SpaceX.' His go-to financial analyst found it before institutions moved in. That window may not stay open long.July 22 at 1:00 AM | Freedom Financial (Ad)Gulf Keystone Increases Shaikan Production as It Seeks Long-Term Export Agreements (GKP)July 13, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comUK Growth Companies With High Insider OwnershipMay 25, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comUK Growth Companies With Strong Insider Ownership April 2026April 24, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comGulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.: Report on Payments to Governments for 2025April 2, 2026 | finanznachrichten.deUK Growth Stocks With High Insider Ownership You Should Know AboutMarch 25, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines GKP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have GKP shares performed this year? Gulf Keystone Petroleum's stock was trading at GBX 177 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, GKP shares have decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at GBX 174.60. How do I buy shares of Gulf Keystone Petroleum? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Gulf Keystone Petroleum own? 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 ExchangeLON SectorEnergy Industry Oil & Gas E&P Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:GKP CIKN/A Webwww.gulfkeystone.com Phone+1-441-2954630FaxN/AEmployees471Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Gulf Keystone PetroleumGBX 278.50 High Price TargetGBX 280 Low Price TargetGBX 277 Potential Upside/Downside+59.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 6.68 Trailing P/E Ratio26.08 Forward P/E Ratio4.66 P/E Growth0.06Net Income-£9.57 million Net Margins9.23% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity3.18% Return on Assets-0.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.28 Current Ratio1.64 Quick Ratio2.18 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£164.81 million Price / Sales2.30 Cash FlowGBX 93.60 per share Price / Cash Flow1.86 Book ValueGBX 226.97 per share Price / Book0.77Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares217,443,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£378.79 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.12 The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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