BP (LON:BP) Insider Carol Howle Acquires 62 Shares

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) insider Carol Howle acquired 62 shares of BP stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 510 per share, for a total transaction of £316.20.

Carol Howle also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 10th, Carol Howle bought 65 shares of BP stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 478 per share, with a total value of £310.70.
• On Monday, January 12th, Carol Howle bought 73 shares of BP stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 426 per share, with a total value of £310.98.

BP Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of BP opened at GBX 499.55 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £97.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.06. BP p.l.c. has a 1 year low of GBX 379.70 and a 1 year high of GBX 562.30. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 458.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 444.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.71, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on BP. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 440 price objective on shares of BP in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on shares of BP from GBX 525 to GBX 520 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of BP from GBX 460 to GBX 480 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 493.

About BP

BP p.l.c. provides carbon products and services. The company operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products segments. It engages in the production of natural gas, and integrated gas and power; trading of gas; operation of onshore and offshore wind power, as well as hydrogen and carbon capture and storage facilities; trading and marketing of renewable and non-renewable power; and production of crude oil. In addition, the company involved in convenience and retail fuel, EV charging, Castrol lubricant, aviation, B2B, and midstream businesses; refining and oil trading; and bioenergy business.