BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) Insider Murray Auchincloss Purchases 113 Shares

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) insider Murray Auchincloss acquired 113 shares of BP stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 333 ($4.36) per share, for a total transaction of £376.29 ($492.33).

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

• On Monday, February 10th, Murray Auchincloss purchased 87 shares of BP stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 433 ($5.67) per share, for a total transaction of £376.71 ($492.88).

BP Trading Down 2.9 %

Shares of BP stock opened at GBX 331.70 ($4.34) on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 425.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 407.27. The firm has a market cap 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. BP p.l.c. has a 1-year low of GBX 379.70 ($4.97) and a 1-year high of GBX 562.30 ($7.36). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 105.65, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 540 ($7.07) price objective on shares of BP in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 480 ($6.28) price target on shares of BP in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded BP to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from GBX 440 ($5.76) to GBX 510 ($6.67) in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, BP presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 494 ($6.46).

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.