BP p.l.c. (BP)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol BP
  • Rev/Share 71.1902
  • Book/Share 29.6427
  • PB 1.4523
  • Debt/Equity 1.2219
  • CurrentRatio 1.2206
  • ROIC -0.0029

 

  • MktCap 83650761893.0
  • FreeCF/Share 3.8757
  • PFCF 8.2075
  • PE -70.7493
  • Debt/Assets 0.2528
  • DivYield 0.0591
  • ROE -0.0192

 

  • Rating C
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
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
Downgrade BP Scotiabank Sector Outperform Sector Perform -- -- Oct. 10, 2024
Downgrade BP Exane BNP Paribas Outperform Neutral -- -- Oct. 9, 2024
Downgrade BP Redburn Atlantic Buy Neutral -- -- Sept. 24, 2024

News

BP Faces Declines in EPS, Revenue
BP
Published: February 11, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

BP (BP 6.66%), a global oil and gas company, released its fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 11, 2025, showing results below expectations. The company reported an EPS of $0.44, which fell short of the $0.46 forecast.

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BP Earnings Miss. How Elliott Stake News Is Affecting the Stock.
BP
Published: February 11, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Negative

The oil and gas major now has an influential activist investor. That puts even more pressure on CEO Murray Auchincloss.

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BP says it will review buybacks and capex as part of strategy update
BP
Published: February 11, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Neutral

BP PLC (LSE:BP.) released fourth-quarter results that look mostly better than expected, with its remaining $1.75 billion quarterly buyback still in place, but the oil giant said it intends to review buybacks and capex as part of its strategy update later this month.

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British oil major BP reports sharp drop in fourth-quarter profit, vows strategy reset
BNO, BP, DBO, GUSH, IEO, OIH, OIL, PXJ, UCO, USO, XOP
Published: February 11, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative

British oil major BP on Tuesday posted a sharp drop in fourth-quarter profit, pledging to "fundamentally" reset the embattled energy company's strategy.

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BP's fourth-quarter earnings drops to four-year low
BP
Published: February 11, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative

BP's fourth-quarter profit fell to $1.17 billion on Tuesday, marking the lowest earnings for the oil major in four years as weak margins dented its refining business.

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BP shares jump 7% after Elliott Management takes stake – will there be leadership changes?
BP
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Invezz
Sentiment: Positive

BP shares surged on Monday, rising nearly 7% in early trading, after reports emerged that activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management had acquired a stake in the British oil giant. The size of Elliott's holding has not been disclosed, but its involvement is already fuelling speculation about potential changes to BP's strategy and leadership.

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BP strategy day takes on new significance with Elliott in wings, say analysts
BP
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

BP PLC's upcoming strategic review "may have new impetus", analysts at Citi said after it emerged that activist investor Elliott Management is now involved, with other analysts suggesting chairman Helge Lund could be a target. The key strategic update, which was recently pushed back a few weeks to 26 February, "has seemingly taken an even more important turn", oil analysts at the investment bank said in a note to clients on Monday.

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BP is cheaper than its rivals. Now an activist investor has swooped in.
BP
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

BP shares surged in early trade on Monday after the activist investor Elliot was reported to have taken a significant stake in the integrated oil giant.

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BP shares pop 8% after reports activist hedge fund Elliott has taken a stake in the struggling British oil major
BNO, BP, DBO, GUSH, IEO, OIH, OIL, PXJ, UCO, USO, XOP
Published: February 10, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

BP shares jumped at the market open, following weekend reports that activist investor Elliott Management has built a stake in the struggling oil major. BP stock was up 8.06% at 8:32 a.m.

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BP shares hit highest since August after Elliott builds stake
BP
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Shares in oil major BP rose as much as 7% to their highest since August in early trade on Monday after Reuters reported Elliott Management had built a stake in the company, citing a source.

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BP attracts interest from activist investor Elliott
BP
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

BP PLC has attracted the interest of aggressive activist investor Elliott Investment Management ahead of a strategy announcement later this month. Elliott, led by Paul Singer, has built up what Bloomberg reported is a "significant stake" in the oil supermajor.

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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.