Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for BP Earnings

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP - Free Report) - Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for BP in a research note issued on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $1.02 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.99. The consensus estimate for BP's current full-year earnings is $3.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BP's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

BP (NYSE:BP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $47.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.05 billion. BP had a net margin of 1.36% and a return on equity of 12.91%. BP's revenue for the quarter was down 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.15 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on BP from $35.00 to $33.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. StockNews.com upgraded BP from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded BP to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Scotiabank downgraded BP from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $42.00 to $36.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded BP to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Eleven 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $42.73.

BP Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of BP opened at $29.08 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $7.87 billion, a PE ratio of 30.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a fifty day moving average of $31.01 and a 200 day moving average of $33.78. BP has a 52-week low of $27.82 and a 52-week high of $40.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of BP during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of BP during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BP during the second quarter worth approximately $38,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky increased its position in shares of BP by 85.7% during the second quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 1,300 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO increased its position in shares of BP by 29.1% during the second quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO now owns 2,034 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. 11.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

BP Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. BP's payout ratio is presently 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.

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