BP p.l.c. (LON:BP – Get Free Report) insider Murray Auchincloss bought 88 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 423 ($5.18) per share, for a total transaction of £372.24 ($455.51).
Murray Auchincloss also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, December 10th, Murray Auchincloss bought 95 shares of BP stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 394 ($4.82) per share, for a total transaction of £374.30 ($458.03).
- On Monday, November 11th, Murray Auchincloss bought 100 shares of BP stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 373 ($4.56) per share, with a total value of £373 ($456.44).
BP Stock Up 0.6 %
BP stock opened at GBX 425.10 ($5.20) on Tuesday. 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 p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 379.70 ($4.65) and a 1-year high of GBX 562.30 ($6.88). The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 388.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 413.38. The company has a market capitalization of £67.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,288.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49.
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Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently commented on BP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating on shares of BP in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on BP from GBX 470 ($5.75) to GBX 440 ($5.38) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 540 ($6.61) price target on shares of BP in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 605 ($7.40).
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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.
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