Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for BP Q3 Earnings

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for BP in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.08. The consensus estimate for BP's current full-year earnings is $3.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BP's FY2025 earnings at $3.90 EPS.

BP (NYSE:BP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.05. BP had a return on equity of 12.91% and a net margin of 1.36%. The company had revenue of $47.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.15 EPS. BP's quarterly revenue was down 11.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on BP. StockNews.com upgraded BP from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised BP to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of BP from $33.00 to $31.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 9th. BNP Paribas cut shares of BP from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic downgraded BP from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $42.48.

BP Trading Down 3.4 %

NYSE BP traded down $1.03 on Monday, reaching $28.95. The company had a trading volume of 10,021,803 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,699,303. BP has a fifty-two week low of $27.82 and a fifty-two week high of $40.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market cap of $77.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.64. The business has a 50 day moving average of $30.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.74.

BP Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.63%. BP's payout ratio is 200.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BP

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in BP in the 3rd quarter worth $5,089,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of BP in the second quarter worth about $2,620,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of BP by 860.7% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 66,464 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $2,086,000 after acquiring an additional 59,546 shares during the period. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC purchased a new stake in BP in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $857,000. Finally, Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. lifted its holdings in BP by 147.9% during the second quarter. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. now owns 43,063 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $1,555,000 after purchasing an additional 25,690 shares in the last quarter. 11.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.