Shares of Energy sector company BP p.l.c. moved 1.7% today, and are now trading at a price of $34.32. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 1,963,212 compared to its average volume of 6,748,350. The S&P 500 index returned a -0.0% performance.
BP p.l.c., an integrated energy company, engages in the oil and gas business worldwide. The company is based in London and has 100,500 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $87,527,596,032. BP p.l.c. currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.0% per year.
18 analysts are following BP p.l.c. and have set target prices ranging from $30.0 to $67.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, BP is trading -15.22% away from its average analyst target price of $40.48 per share.
Over the last year, BP's share price has increased by 18.3%, which represents a difference of 2.5% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $37.64 per share whereas its 52 week low is $25.22. BP p.l.c.'s average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $4.75 Billion, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -45.1%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27,297,000 | 27,139,000 | 158,000 | -98.31 |
| 2023 | 32,039,000 | 22,701,000 | 9,338,000 | -13.59 |
| 2022 | 40,932,000 | 30,125,000 | 10,807,000 | 41.97 |
| 2021 | 23,612,000 | 16,000,000 | 7,612,000 | 393.33 |
| 2020 | 12,162,000 | 14,757,000 | -2,595,000 | -182.2 |
| 2019 | 25,770,000 | 22,613,000 | 3,157,000 |
