BP (BP) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of BP (NYSE: BP) in the last few weeks:

• 5/2/2026 – BP was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/22/2026 – BP had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $41.00 to $58.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2026 – BP was given a new $57.00 price target by BNP Paribas Exane. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2026 – BP was upgraded by BNP Paribas Exane from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $57.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/15/2026 – BP was upgraded by UBS Group AG from “neutral” to “buy”.
• 4/9/2026 – BP had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $39.00 to $54.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/30/2026 – BP was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 3/27/2026 – BP was upgraded by Scotiabank to “strong-buy”.
• 3/24/2026 – BP was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 3/24/2026 – BP was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $49.40 price target on the stock.
• 3/20/2026 – BP was upgraded by HSBC Holdings plc from “reduce” to “hold”. They now have a $45.30 price target on the stock, up from $35.10.
• 3/14/2026 – BP was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 3/12/2026 – BP had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $44.00 to $47.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/9/2026 – BP was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.

BP Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.4992 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. BP’s payout ratio is currently 165.00%.

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.