NYSE:BP - BP Stock Price, Forecast & News

BP trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BP."

BP announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share on Friday, March 27th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.71%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. This is an increase from BP's previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. View BP's Dividend History.

BP plc (NYSE:BP) released its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 4th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.11. The oil and gas exploration company had revenue of $71.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $67.44 billion. BP had a return on equity of 9.80% and a net margin of 1.42%. The company's revenue was down 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.04 earnings per share. View BP's Earnings History.

BP is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for BP.

13 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for BP's stock. Their forecasts range from $41.06 to $53.00. On average, they anticipate BP's stock price to reach $47.05 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for BP.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BP in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for BP.

Media stories about BP stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BP earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the oil and gas exploration company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for BP.

BP saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 3,760,000 shares, an increase of 15.7% from the January 30th total of 3,250,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,780,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View BP's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to BP include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B), China Petroleum & Chemical (SNP), ConocoPhillips (COP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Suncor Energy (SU), Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Valero Energy (VLO), Repsol (REPYY), Hess (HES), HollyFrontier (HFC), YPF (YPF) and CVR Energy (CVI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BP investors own include AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), Pfizer (PFE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Chevron (CVX), AbbVie (ABBV) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

BP's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wealth Quarterback LLC (1.64%), State Street Corp (0.80%), FMR LLC (0.52%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.50%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.35%) and Sanders Capital LLC (0.23%).

BP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Jennison Associates LLC, State Street Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC and Raymond James & Associates.

BP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wealth Quarterback LLC, Capital Research Global Investors, Sanders Capital LLC, Captrust Financial Advisors, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Credit Suisse AG, SPX Equities Gestao de Recursos Ltda and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Shares of BP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.68.

BP has a market capitalization of $110.97 billion and generates $282.62 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas exploration company earns $4.03 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.95 on an earnings per share basis. BP employs 73,000 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 X0, SW1Y 4PD. The oil and gas exploration company can be reached via phone at 44-20-7496-4000 or via email at [email protected]