BP (LON:BP) Stock Rating Reaffirmed as Buy by UBS Group

BP (LON:BP)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at UBS Group in a research note issued on Monday.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on BP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on BP from GBX 550 to GBX 675 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of BP in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BP in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Berenberg Bank upped their price target on shares of BP from GBX 600 to GBX 605 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 520 price objective on shares of BP in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 605.

BP Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of BP stock opened at GBX 563.50 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of £109.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.09, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 124.41, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 541.69 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 539.82. BP has a one year low of GBX 379.70 and a one year high of GBX 562.30.

More BP News

Here are the key news stories impacting BP this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BP appointed energy-deal veteran Ben Monaghan as its new head of mergers and acquisitions from early 2027. The move strengthens BP’s dealmaking expertise and could help it pursue targeted growth while maintaining greater capital discipline. BP appoints Ben Monaghan as M&A chief from early 2027
• Positive Sentiment: BP plans to advance Venezuelan natural-gas opportunities, potentially giving the company access to long-term production and infrastructure projects. The opportunity could support growth, although execution depends on political, regulatory and sanctions conditions. BP to advance Venezuela gas opportunities
• Positive Sentiment: BP completed a subsea intervention campaign at the Deepwater Gunashli field, an operational milestone that may help maintain production reliability and asset performance. BP completes subsea intervention campaign at Deepwater Gunashli
• Positive Sentiment: UBS reaffirmed its Buy rating on BP, providing continued support from analyst sentiment and signaling confidence in the company’s restructuring and valuation outlook. BP stock rating reaffirmed as Buy by UBS
• Neutral Sentiment: BP is reportedly evaluating a sale of its Brazilian biofuels business. A disposal could simplify the portfolio and raise cash, but it would also reduce exposure to a potential lower-carbon growth segment. BP evaluates sale of Brazilian biofuels business
• Negative Sentiment: BP reportedly examined acquiring Devon Energy’s Eagle Ford assets but abandoned the idea. UBS warned that BP’s U.S. shale ambitions may be premature, raising concerns that aggressive acquisitions could undermine capital discipline even as the company seeks production growth. UBS warns BP’s US shale ambitions may be premature

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. In addition, the company involved in convenience and retail fuel, EV charging, Castrol lubricant, aviation, B2B, and midstream businesses; refining and oil trading; and bioenergy business.