Research Analysts Set Expectations for BP FY2026 Earnings

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) – Research analysts at Scotiabank boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for BP in a report released on Thursday, February 19th. Scotiabank analyst P. Cheng now expects that the oil and gas exploration company will earn $1.55 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.25. The consensus estimate for BP’s current full-year earnings is $3.53 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for BP’s FY2027 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. BNP Paribas Exane cut BP from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $38.50 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of BP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Melius Research downgraded shares of BP from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $31.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Bank of America cut shares of BP from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Santander raised shares of BP to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.35.

BP Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE BP opened at $38.42 on Monday. BP has a 1-year low of $25.22 and a 1-year high of $39.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The business’s 50 day moving average is $36.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $100.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -3,837.66, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.33.

BP (NYSE:BP) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.03. BP had a net margin of 0.03% and a return on equity of 9.68%. The firm had revenue of $47.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis.

BP Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.4992 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.2%. BP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -19,800.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in BP by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 2,038 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp boosted its position in shares of BP by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 3,933 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $137,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of BP by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,597 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $229,000 after buying an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. lifted its stake in BP by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 36,721 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $1,275,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Community Bank boosted its holdings in BP by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. United Community Bank now owns 29,456 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $1,023,000 after acquiring an additional 370 shares during the period. 11.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About BP

BP plc is a British multinational integrated energy company headquartered in London. Originating in the early 20th century as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, BP has grown into one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, operating across exploration and production, refining and marketing, trading, and a range of low-carbon businesses.

The company’s core activities include upstream exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, midstream and trading operations, and downstream refining, marketing and supply of fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals.