Murray Auchincloss Acquires 88 Shares of BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Stock

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) insider Murray Auchincloss purchased 88 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 423 ($5.16) per share, with a total value of £372.24 ($454.45).

Murray Auchincloss also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, December 10th, Murray Auchincloss acquired 95 shares of BP stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 394 ($4.81) per share, with a total value of £374.30 ($456.96).
• On Monday, November 11th, Murray Auchincloss acquired 100 shares of BP stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 373 ($4.55) per share, for a total transaction of £373 ($455.38).

BP Stock Down 2.5 %

BP stock opened at GBX 420.25 ($5.13) on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £66.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,273.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.91, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.24. BP p.l.c. has a fifty-two week low of GBX 379.70 ($4.64) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 562.30 ($6.86). The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 389.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 413.08.

BP Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a yield of 1.54%. BP’s payout ratio is 6,969.70%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on BP. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 540 ($6.59) price target on shares of BP in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on shares of BP from GBX 470 ($5.74) to GBX 440 ($5.37) and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of BP from GBX 425 ($5.19) to GBX 440 ($5.37) and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 595 ($7.26).

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.