Insider Buying: BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Insider Buys 87 Shares of Stock

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP - Get Free Report) insider Murray Auchincloss bought 87 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 433 ($5.44) per share, for a total transaction of £376.71 ($473.43).

Murray Auchincloss also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, January 10th, Murray Auchincloss bought 88 shares of BP stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 423 ($5.32) per share, for a total transaction of £372.24 ($467.81).
• On Tuesday, December 10th, Murray Auchincloss purchased 95 shares of BP stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 394 ($4.95) per share, with a total value of £374.30 ($470.40).

BP Price Performance

Shares of LON BP traded down GBX 4.85 ($0.06) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 463.90 ($5.83). The company had a trading volume of 25,457,166 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,560,774. The stock has a market capitalization of £90.29 billion, a PE ratio of 34.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 105.65. BP p.l.c. has a twelve month low of GBX 379.70 ($4.77) and a twelve month high of GBX 562.30 ($7.07). The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 410.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 408.67.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BP has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on BP from GBX 470 ($5.91) to GBX 440 ($5.53) and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on BP from GBX 425 ($5.34) to GBX 440 ($5.53) and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 540 ($6.79) price target on shares of BP in a report on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BP has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 595 ($7.48).

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.