Analysts Offer Predictions for BP’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:BP)

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for BP in a report released on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $1.02 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.99. The consensus estimate for BP’s current full-year earnings is $3.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BP’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of BP from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of BP from $35.00 to $33.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays upgraded shares of BP to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Scotiabank downgraded shares of BP from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $42.00 to $36.00 in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, HSBC downgraded shares of BP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.73.

BP Stock Up 1.4 %

BP stock opened at $29.50 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.94. BP has a 1-year low of $27.82 and a 1-year high of $40.40. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $30.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.75. The firm has a market cap of $7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.05, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.65.

BP (NYSE:BP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $47.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.05 billion. BP had a net margin of 1.36% and a return on equity of 12.91%. The business’s revenue was down 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.15 earnings per share.

BP Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. BP’s payout ratio is currently 200.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BP

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BP. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in BP in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in BP in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in BP during the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky raised its holdings in BP by 85.7% during the 2nd quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 1,300 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO raised its holdings in BP by 29.1% during the 2nd quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO now owns 2,034 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the period. 11.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.