Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for BP Q4 Earnings

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP - Free Report) - Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for BP in a report 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 $0.98 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.07. The consensus estimate for BP's current full-year earnings is $3.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BP's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

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

BP Stock Performance

NYSE BP traded down $0.18 during trading on Friday, hitting $29.97. 5,051,831 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,683,753. The business has a 50 day moving average of $30.15 and a 200-day moving average of $32.91. BP has a 12-month low of $27.82 and a 12-month high of $40.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.75, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.64.

BP (NYSE:BP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $47.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.15 earnings per share. BP's revenue was down 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BP

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in BP during the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,089,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new stake in shares of BP during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,620,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in BP by 860.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC bought a new stake in shares of BP in the 3rd quarter worth $857,000. Finally, Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. raised its stake in shares of BP by 147.9% in the second quarter. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. now owns 43,063 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,555,000 after purchasing an additional 25,690 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 11.01% of the company's stock.

BP Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.41%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. BP's dividend payout ratio is currently 200.00%.

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.