BP (LON:BP) Insider Carol Howle Acquires 73 Shares

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) insider Carol Howle bought 73 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 426 per share, with a total value of £310.98.

BP Price Performance

LON BP traded up GBX 1 on Tuesday, reaching GBX 426.60. 36,236,748 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,560,774. The stock has a market cap of £83.03 billion, a PE ratio of 31.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49. BP p.l.c. has a 12 month low of GBX 379.70 and a 12 month high of GBX 562.30. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 444.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 425.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 105.65, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 500 price target on shares of BP in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on BP from GBX 460 to GBX 480 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 420 price target on shares of BP in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on BP from GBX 490 to GBX 525 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on shares of BP from GBX 475 to GBX 525 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, BP currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 490.

About BP

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.