Murray Auchincloss Buys 100 Shares of BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Stock

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP - Get Free Report) insider Murray Auchincloss bought 100 shares of BP stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 373 ($4.80) per share, for a total transaction of £373 ($479.99).

BP Trading Down 0.1 %

BP stock traded down GBX 0.30 ($0.00) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 373 ($4.80). 20,869,626 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,560,774. The company has a market capitalization of £59.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,130.30, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 400.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 444.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.91, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 0.62. BP p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 379.70 ($4.89) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 562.30 ($7.24).

BP Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.54%. BP's payout ratio is 6,969.70%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on BP shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of BP in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 510 ($6.56) target price on shares of BP in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Bank of America reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 500 ($6.43) price objective on shares of BP in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, BP has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 632 ($8.13).

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.