Brokers Set Expectations for BP's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:BP)

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for BP in a report released on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.71. The consensus estimate for BP's current full-year earnings is $3.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BP's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.65 EPS.

BP (NYSE:BP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.12). BP had a return on equity of 10.96% and a net margin of 0.20%.

BP has been the subject of several other reports. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of BP from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on BP from $30.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised BP from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. DZ Bank downgraded shares of BP from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of BP from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $38.26.

BP Price Performance

BP stock opened at $31.48 on Wednesday. BP has a 1 year low of $27.82 and a 1 year high of $40.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $31.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.32. The company has a market cap of $84.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 393.49, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.64.

BP Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.10%. BP's dividend payout ratio is presently 2,375.00%.

Institutional Trading of BP

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BP. Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. grew its stake in BP by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. now owns 129,215 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $3,820,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of BP by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 11,839 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $344,000 after buying an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. increased its stake in shares of BP by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 37,338 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,104,000 after buying an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its stake in BP by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 19,753 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $584,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in BP by 41.0% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,221 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. 11.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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