Facts You Need to Understand BP Stock

By Tamara Parker • Thursday, December 15 15:31 • Permanent Link

BP logged a -1.1% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $34.4 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -2.2% and the Dow Industrial Average posted a None% change. BP's trading volume is 5,244,077 compared to the stock's average volume of 9,930,320.

BP trades -10.58% away from its average analyst target price of $38.47 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $34 to $49, and on average have given BP p.l.c. a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in BP, you'll want to know the following:

BP has moved 30.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -14.4%
Based on its trailing earning per share of -5.26, BP has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -6.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
BP has a forward P/E ratio of 5.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) of $6.72 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.97 — a number near or below 1 signifying that BP is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.9 compared to its sector average of 1.45
BP engages in the energy business worldwide.
Based in London, the company has 65,900 full time employees and a market cap of $103,642,382,336. BP currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.7%.

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