Key Points
- Carol Howle purchased 62 BP shares on March 10 at GBX 510, adding to prior buys of 65 shares on Feb 10 (GBX 478) and 73 shares on Jan 12 (GBX 426), signaling repeated insider buying since January.
- BP shares opened at GBX 499.55 and were down about 2.0%; the company has a market cap of £97.23 billion and a 52‑week range of GBX 379.70–GBX 562.30.
- Analyst sentiment is mixed with a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target of GBX 493; recent notes include Berenberg's buy at GBX 520, Jefferies' hold at GBX 440, and JPMorgan's neutral at GBX 480.
BP p.l.c. (LON:BP - Get Free Report) insider Carol Howle acquired 62 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 510 per share, with a total value of £316.20.
Carol Howle also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, February 10th, Carol Howle acquired 65 shares of BP stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 478 per share, for a total transaction of £310.70.
- On Monday, January 12th, Carol Howle bought 73 shares of BP stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 426 per share, for a total transaction of £310.98.
BP Stock Down 2.0%
Shares of LON:BP opened at GBX 499.55 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of £97.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.71, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 458.77 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 444.11. BP p.l.c. has a 52-week low of GBX 379.70 and a 52-week high of GBX 562.30.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
BP has been the subject of a number of research reports. Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on BP from GBX 525 to GBX 520 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 440 target price on shares of BP in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of BP from GBX 460 to GBX 480 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, BP has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 493.
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BP Company Profile
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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.
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