BP p.l.c. (BP)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol BP
  • Rev/Share 71.7481
  • Book/Share 30.5953
  • PB 1.4988
  • Debt/Equity 1.2657
  • CurrentRatio 1.2138
  • ROIC 0.0169

 

  • MktCap 88308670437.0
  • FreeCF/Share 3.3025
  • PFCF 10.2546
  • PE 152.4846
  • Debt/Assets 0.2633
  • DivYield 0.0565
  • ROE 0.0096

 

  • Rating C
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Initiation BP Melius -- Buy -- $66 Aug. 20, 2025
Upgrade BP Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector Outperform -- $42 Aug. 14, 2025
Upgrade BP Berenberg Hold Buy -- -- Aug. 7, 2025
Reiterated BP TD Cowen -- Hold $34 $37 Aug. 6, 2025
Downgrade BP Jefferies Buy Hold -- $29 May 19, 2025
Downgrade BP Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Underweight -- $26.5 May 12, 2025
Downgrade BP UBS Buy Neutral -- -- April 10, 2025
Downgrade BP TD Cowen Buy Hold -- $40 March 19, 2025
Upgrade BP JP Morgan Underweight Neutral -- -- Feb. 20, 2025
Downgrade BP DZ Bank Hold Sell -- -- Feb. 11, 2025

News

BP Taps SBM Offshore for Installing Kaskida FPU in Deepwater GoA
BP
Published: May 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

BP's Kaskida oilfield is slated to be its sixth production hub in the Gulf of America shelf. The FPU for the field has a production capacity of 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

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3 Integrated Energy Stocks to Gain Despite Ongoing Trade Tensions
BP, CVX, XOM
Published: May 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Rising demand for renewable energy is adding uncertainty to the prospects of the Zacks Oil and Gas Integrated International industry's outlook. XOM, CVX and BP will probably overcome market challenges.

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BP's Leaner, Sharper Strategy Could Drive A Rerating--Here's The Case
BP
Published: May 02, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

BP is undergoing a strategic pivot, focusing on cash returns and debt reduction while divesting non-core assets and maintaining operational reliability above 95%. Valuation metrics like EV/EBITDA, EV/sales, and price-to-cash flow suggest BP is undervalued compared to peers, despite stable revenue and strong cash flow. Market sentiment is muted due to BP's recent strategic shifts and lower Q1 earnings, but stable dividends and buybacks provide a safety net.

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Should You Stay Invested in BP Stock or Sell it Post Q1 Earnings?
BP
Published: May 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Along with the first-quarter 2025 transcript, BP announces that it has started producing oil and gas from three key projects, namely, Cypre in Trinidad, Raven infill in Egypt and GTA.

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BP's Dividend Approaches 7% And A Fundamental Shift Toward Upstream Looks Promising
BP
Published: May 02, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

BP's share price has declined significantly, but its strategic pivot back to traditional energy sources and strong dividend yield offer a compelling long-term investment opportunity. Despite risks like crude price volatility and operational challenges, BP's low valuation and strong fundamentals position it favorably compared to peers. BP's strategic focus on upstream business, cost reduction, and asset divestitures aims to boost free cash flow and shareholder value.

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Nvidia, Tesla and BP were the most bought stocks by UK investors in April
BP, NVDA, TSLA
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

UK retail investors showed an appetite for US tech stocks and home-market staples over the month of April, with Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and BP PLC (LSE:BP.) featuring across multiple platforms as top buys.

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BP results: A closer look at the struggling oil major that has 200,000 private investors
BP
Published: April 30, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

BP PLC (LSE:BP.) first-quarter update on Tuesday landed awkwardly, with cash flow well below expectations.

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BP p.l.c. (BP) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
BP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 29, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Craig Marshall - IR Murray Auchincloss - CEO Kate Thomson - CFO Conference Call Participants Biraj Borkhataria - RBC Capital Markets Joshua Stone - UBS Roger Read - Wells Fargo Securities Douglas Leggate - Wolfe Research Lydia Rainforth - Barclays Bank Kim Fustier - HSBC Christopher Kuplent - Bank of America Jason Gabelman - TD Cowen Martijn Rats - Morgan Stanley Michele Della Vigna - Goldman Sachs Matthew Lofting - J.P. Morgan Chase Irene Himona - Sanford C.

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BP's results: the good, the bad and the ugly for the 200,000 private investors holding shares
BP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Neutral

Around 200,000 private investors hold stock in BP. Here we take a look at the highly anticipated Q1 numbers and what they mean for the forgotten minority.

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BP Stock Tumbles on Worse-Than-Expected Q1 Results, Reduced Buyback
BP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

U.S.-listed shares of BP (BP) fell in premarket trading Tuesday after the British energy giant posted lower-than-estimated first-quarter earnings and reduced its stock buyback as increased economic uncertainty weighs on oil prices.

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BP Q1 earnings fall short; analysts cite strong downstream, weak oil, rising debt
BP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Invezz
Sentiment: Negative

BP posted weaker-than-expected earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday, as lower crude prices and a recent pivot in corporate strategy weighed on performance. The British oil major reported an underlying replacement cost profit of $1.38 billion for the January-to-March period, falling short of analyst expectations of $1.

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BP strategy chief Chierchia to leave in June after Elliott pressure
BP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative

BP's strategy and sustainability chief Giulia Chierchia, the key architect of the group's ill-fated foray into renewables, will step down on June 1, the company said on Tuesday.

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BP earnings and buyback smaller than expected after oil prices retreat
BNO, BP, DBO, GUSH, IEO, OIH, OIL, PXJ, UCO, USO, XOP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

BP PLC's (LSE:BP.) first-quarter underlying profits came in well below forecasts, with higher debt and a smaller share buyback than expected.

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BP Cuts Buyback; Profit Misses Expectations
BP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative

BP said it would return less cash to shareholders after its profit came in worse than expected.

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BP reports lower-than-expected profit of $1.38 billion
BP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative

BP on Tuesday reported underlying replacement cost profit, the company's definition of net income, of $1.38 billion in the first quarter, below company-provided analyst expectations of $1.53 billion.

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Oil giant BP posts 49% drop in first-quarter profit on weaker crude prices
BNO, BP, DBO, GUSH, IEO, OIH, OIL, PXJ, UCO, USO, XOP
Published: April 29, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative

British oil giant BP posted underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net profit, of $1.4 billion for the first three months of the year. That missed analyst expectations of $1.6 billion, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus.

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Shell and BP higher as Brent price stabilises after tricky week
BP, SHEL
Published: April 28, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

BP PLC (LSE:BP.) and Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) edged higher in early trading on Monday as oil prices rebounded after a mildly schizophrenic week.

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BP 'never really tried' to become a clean energy company, says climate activist investor
BP
Published: April 22, 2025 by: CNBC International TV
Sentiment: Negative

Mark Van Baal, founder of Follow This, discusses activist investment in European oil majors.

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BP p.l.c. (BP) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
BP
Published: April 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

BP (BP) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

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Oli majors unlikely to blink on dividends despite rising uncertainty
BP
Published: April 17, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

- Buybacks might take a slight hit, but dividends are safe Citigroup isn't expecting any panic in the oil patch just yet. In a new note on global oil and gas majors, analysts said the current economic uncertainty doesn't come close to the shocks seen during the financial crisis or the pandemic.

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BP Encounters Oil in the Far South Prospect, Gulf of America
BP
Published: April 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

BP, together with its partner CVX, operates the Far South field, situated 4 miles toward the north of the Constellation field.

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BP begins loading its first LNG cargo from Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass plant
BP, VG
Published: April 16, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

BP Plc will begin loading its first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana on Wednesday, according to LSEG data.

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BP is ‘certainly a takeover target', market expert says
BP
Published: April 16, 2025 by: Invezz
Sentiment: Negative

BP PLC's (NYSE: BP) augmented focus on renewable energy at the expense of its core oil and gas operations has resulted in a sharp downtrend in its stock price over the past 12 months.

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2 Stocks Likely to Beat on Q1 Earnings Echoing XOM's Upstream Optimism
BP, SLB
Published: April 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Accretive oil and gas prices are likely to have aided upstream operations of BP and SLB in the first quarter of 2025.

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Brent crude climbs 1% as BP and Shell track gains; OPEC trims demand outlook
BNO, BP, DBO, GUSH, IEO, OIH, OIL, PXJ, SHEL, UCO, USO, XOP
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

Brent crude rose 1% on Monday, lifting shares in UK oil majors BP PLC (LSE:BP.) and Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL), even as OPEC lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2025 and cut its economic outlook.

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These 2 Oils and Energy Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar
BP, WMB
Published: April 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.

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BP Kicks Off Cypre Gas Production in the Caribbean, Off Trinidad
BP
Published: April 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

BP's Trinidad and Tobago unit has begun delivering gas from the Cypre project, a key step in its plan to bring 10 major upstream projects online by 2027.

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BP Chairman Helge Lund to Step Down Amid Pressure From Elliott for Strategy Shift
BP
Published: April 04, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

Shares of BP (BP), which has been under pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management, plunged 8% in recent trading after the energy giant said chair Helge Lund is stepping down.

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Energy prices sink over tariffs and OPEC announcement
BNO, DBO, GUSH, IEO, OIH, OIL, PXJ, UCO, USO, XOP, BP, COP, CVX, XOM
Published: April 04, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Negative

CNBC's Pippa Stevens joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss what's driving energy prices.

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BP chairman Helge Lund out as green energy strategy collapses
BP
Published: April 04, 2025 by: Invezz
Sentiment: Negative

The chairman of BP, Helge Lund, is set to step down, marking the end of an era defined by the company's ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful foray into green energy. The oil giant announced on Friday that Lund would be relinquishing his role “in due course.

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About BP p.l.c. (BP)

  • IPO Date 1977-01-03
  • Website https://www.bp.com
  • Industry Oil & Gas Integrated
  • CEO Murray Auchincloss
  • Employees 100500

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. In addition, the company involved in convenience and retail fuel, EV charging, Castrol lubricant, aviation, B2B, and midstream businesses; refining and oil trading; and bioenergy business. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.