BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for BP in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.95. The consensus estimate for BP's current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BP's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS.
Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on BP. Piper Sandler reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $43.00 target price on shares of BP in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley cut BP from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $49.90 to $41.50 in a research note on Monday, July 15th. HSBC lowered shares of BP from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Erste Group Bank restated a "hold" rating on shares of BP in a report on Friday, June 14th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of BP to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $44.23.
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BP Trading Up 1.9 %
Shares of NYSE:BP traded up $0.62 on Friday, reaching $34.12. 5,222,026 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,410,176. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $94.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.65. BP has a 52 week low of $32.51 and a 52 week high of $40.84. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $34.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.42.
BP (NYSE:BP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.08. BP had a return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 3.60%. The firm had revenue of $47.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $55.82 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On BP
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in BP during the fourth quarter valued at about $76,000. Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in BP by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 50,088 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,773,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400 shares in the last quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management lifted its holdings in BP by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management now owns 116,286 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $4,117,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849 shares in the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in BP by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 39,205 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,388,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Altrius Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in BP by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Altrius Capital Management Inc now owns 185,449 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $6,565,000 after purchasing an additional 1,229 shares in the last quarter. 11.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
BP Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 20th. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th will be issued a $0.48 dividend. This is a positive change from BP's previous quarterly dividend of $0.44. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.63%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 9th. BP's payout ratio is presently 59.56%.
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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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