BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares (BP.B) Competitors

BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares (LON:BP.B) and BP (LON:BP) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Is BP.B or BP a better dividend stock?

BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares pays out -12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BP pays out 6,969.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BP.B or BP more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	3.69%	9.52%	4.07%
BP	3.69%	9.52%	4.07%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BP.B or BP?

45.4% of BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of BP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BP.B or BP?

In the previous week, BP had 8 more articles in the media than BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BP and 3 mentions for BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares. BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BP's score of 0.31 indicating that BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BP.B or BP?

BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BP.B or BP?

BP received 1638 more outperform votes than BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.24% of users gave BP an outperform vote while only 24.87% of users gave BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Outperform Votes 49 24.87%	Underperform Votes 148 75.13%
BP	Outperform Votes 1687 71.24%	Underperform Votes 681 28.76%

Do analysts rate BP.B or BP?

BP has a consensus target price of GBX 595, suggesting a potential upside of 38.47%. Given BP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
BP	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BP.B or BP?

BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	£199.76B	0.15	£7.37B	-£71.50	-2.08
BP	£199.76B	0.34	£7.37B	£0.33	1,302.12

Summary

BP beats BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.