BP (BP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BP p.l.c. is a global integrated energy company headquartered in London, England. Its operations span the energy value chain, including exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining, fuel marketing, energy trading and transportation. BP also produces and markets lubricants through its Castrol brand and supplies fuels through retail networks operating under brands such as BP, Aral and ampm.

The company has operations and business relationships across multiple regions, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. In addition to its traditional oil and gas activities, BP has invested in lower-carbon businesses such as bioenergy, electric-vehicle charging and renewable power, although its portfolio and investment priorities have evolved over time.

BP traces its history to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, established in 1909. The company adopted the BP name in the mid-20th century and has since developed into one of the world’s major integrated energy producers. Murray Auchincloss serves as BP’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.63 to $45.07
• 50-Day Range: $39.21 to $46.93
• 52-Week Range: $32.72 to $48.27
• Volume: 6.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.94 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $117.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.78
• Dividend Yield: 4.59%
• Price Target: $46.59
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BP scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BP has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for BP is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BP has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -23.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BP are expected to decrease by -23.10% in the coming year, from $6.58 to $5.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BP is 21.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BP is 21.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BP has a PEG Ratio of 0.54. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BP has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.25% of the float of BP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.65, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BP has recently increased by 2.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

BP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BP is 100.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BP will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.51% next year. This indicates that BP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

BP has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for BP this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 43 people have searched for BP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -12% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

26 people have added BP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 189% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of BP is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.01% of the stock of BP is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BP
• CIK: 313807
• Web: www.bp.com
• Phone: 442074964000
• Fax: 44-0-20-7496-4630
• Employees: 93,700
• Year Founded: 1909

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BP: $46.59
• High Price Target: $58.00
• Low Price Target: $31.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.52
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.80
• P/E Growth: 0.54
• Net Income: $55 million
• Net Margins: 2.49%
• Pretax Margin: 7.67%
• Return on Equity: 16.63%
• Return on Assets: 4.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.69
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $217.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.54
• Cash Flow: $9.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.67
• Book Value: $28.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,619,479,000
• Free Float: 2,593,284,000
• Market Cap: $117.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.15