Murray Auchincloss Buys 113 Shares of BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Stock

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) insider Murray Auchincloss acquired 113 shares of BP stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 333 ($4.36) per share, for a total transaction of £376.29 ($492.53).

Murray Auchincloss also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 10th, Murray Auchincloss acquired 87 shares of BP stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 433 ($5.67) per share, with a total value of £376.71 ($493.08).

BP Price Performance

BP stock opened at GBX 331.70 ($4.34) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 105.65, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 1.22. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 425.10 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 407.22. BP p.l.c. has a one year low of GBX 379.70 ($4.97) and a one year high of GBX 562.30 ($7.36). The company has a market capitalization of £64.56 billion, a PE ratio of 24.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.49.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised BP to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from GBX 440 ($5.76) to GBX 510 ($6.68) in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a GBX 480 ($6.28) price target on shares of BP in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 540 ($7.07) target price on shares of BP in a report on Monday, December 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BP has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 494 ($6.47).

BP Company Profile

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.