Head to Head Survey: BP (BP) and Its Rivals

BP (NYSE:BP) is one of 1,051 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare BP to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BP and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BP	$192.55 billion	$55.00 million	13.44
BP Competitors	$10.85 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.43

BP has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. BP is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

BP pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. BP pays out 60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out -121.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. BP lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares BP and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BP	3.74%	24.67%	6.42%
BP Competitors	-470.89%	19.08%	6.33%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

11.0% of BP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for BP and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BP	2	8	14	1	2.56
BP Competitors	5968	26955	40788	2410	2.52

BP currently has a consensus price target of $49.90, suggesting a potential upside of 9.23%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 25.89%. Given BP’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BP has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

BP has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP’s rivals have a beta of -3.69, meaning that their average share price is 469% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BP beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

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. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.