BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Insider Murray Auchincloss Purchases 100 Shares

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) insider Murray Auchincloss purchased 100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 373 ($4.80) per share, for a total transaction of £373 ($479.99).

BP Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of LON:BP opened at GBX 370.05 ($4.76) on Friday. The company has a market cap of £58.65 billion, a PE ratio of 1,121.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 398.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 442.69. BP p.l.c. has a 52 week low of GBX 379.70 ($4.89) and a 52 week high of GBX 562.30 ($7.24). The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.91.

BP Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. BP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6,969.70%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on BP shares. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 500 ($6.43) target price on shares of BP in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating on shares of BP in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 510 ($6.56) target price on shares of BP in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 632 ($8.13).

BP Company Profile

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.