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BP (BP) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 398.70 -6.05 (-1.49%)
As of 08/1/2025

About BP Stock (LON:BP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
397.25
406.90
50-Day Range
356.20
406.60
52-Week Range
379.70
562.30
Volume
14.78 million shs
Average Volume
8.56 million shs
Market Capitalization
£77.60 billion
P/E Ratio
29.78
Dividend Yield
5.77%
Price Target
GBX 494
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

BP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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57th Percentile Overall Score

BP MarketRank™: 

BP scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    BP has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    BP has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about BP's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of BP is 29.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of BP is 29.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.48.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    BP has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    BP has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BP.
  • Dividend Leadership

    BP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    BP does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of BP is 171.80%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about BP's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BP.
  • News Sentiment

    BP has a news sentiment score of 0.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for BP this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 45 people have searched for BP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added BP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, BP insiders have sold 6,536.65% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £18,209.03 in company stock and sold £1,208,469.39 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.26% of the stock of BP is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    41.55% of the stock of BP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about BP's insider trading history.
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BP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

BP's stock was trading at GBX 393 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BP shares have increased by 1.5% and is now trading at GBX 398.70.

Shares of BP stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BP investors own include Conduity Capital (CCAP), City of London Group (CIN), Topps Tiles (TPT), First Property Group (FPO), Redhall Group (RHL), Centrica (CNA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Integrated
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
LON:BP
Previous Symbol
LON:BP/
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
65,900
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 540
Low Price Target
GBX 440
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 13.39
Trailing P/E Ratio
29.78
Forward P/E Ratio
7.18
P/E Growth
0.35
Net Income
£3.23 billion
Net Margins
1.39%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
3.99%
Return on Assets
4.07%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
105.65
Current Ratio
1.22
Quick Ratio
0.62

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£233.22 billion
Price / Sales
0.33
Cash Flow
GBX 131.71 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.03
Book Value
GBX 489.82 per share
Price / Book
0.81

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
19,462,888,278
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£77.60 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.49
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This page (LON:BP) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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