BP (LON:BP) Insider Carol Howle Acquires 65 Shares of Stock

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) insider Carol Howle purchased 65 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 478 per share, with a total value of £310.70.

Carol Howle also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 12th, Carol Howle purchased 73 shares of BP stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 426 per share, for a total transaction of £310.98.

BP Stock Down 6.1%

Shares of BP stock traded down GBX 29.30 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 448.35. 88,077,383 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,560,774. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 105.65, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.22. BP p.l.c. has a 52 week low of GBX 379.70 and a 52 week high of GBX 562.30. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 442.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 435.19. The company has a market cap of £87.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on BP shares. Citigroup increased their price target on BP from GBX 475 to GBX 525 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of BP from GBX 460 to GBX 480 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on shares of BP from GBX 525 to GBX 520 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 440 price target on shares of BP in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 500 price objective on shares of BP in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 493.

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. 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.