BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Receives GBX 559 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 559.

BP has been the topic of several recent research reports. BNP Paribas Exane raised BP from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. UBS Group raised BP to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of BP in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Barclays reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BP in a report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of BP in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd.

Insider Buying and Selling at BP

In other BP news, insider Carol Howle acquired 65 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 478 per share, with a total value of £310.70. Over the last three months, insiders bought 142 shares of company stock valued at $70,530. Company insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

BP Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of BP opened at GBX 571.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £111.29 billion, a PE ratio of 42.71, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.06. BP has a 12 month low of GBX 379.70 and a 12 month high of GBX 562.30. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 538.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 476.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.71.

BP Company Profile

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.