BP plc (LON:BP) will be issuing its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 2nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter.

A number of brokerages recently commented on BP. BNP Paribas reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 340 ($4.84) price objective on shares of BP plc in a report on Thursday, January 7th. Independent Research GmbH set a GBX 410 ($5.84) price target on BP plc and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Credit Suisse restated an “underperform” rating and issued a GBX 350 ($4.99) price target on shares of BP plc in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Jefferies Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 360 ($5.13) price objective on shares of BP plc in a report on Friday, November 27th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 600 ($8.55) price objective on shares of BP plc in a research report on Tuesday, December 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. BP plc has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 404.13 ($5.76).

In related news, insider Sawers,John bought 13,528 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 3rd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 369 ($5.26) per share, with a total value of £49,918.32 ($71,118.85). Also, insider Gilvary,Brian bought 80 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 383 ($5.46) per share, with a total value of £306.40 ($436.53).

BP plc (LON:BP) opened at 369.3000 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 344.69 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 366.22. BP plc has a one year low of GBX 319.90 and a one year high of GBX 499.25. The firm’s market cap is GBX 67.77 billion.

BP p.l.c. (LON:BP) is an integrated oil and gas company. The Company provides its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, lubricants and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items, including paints, clothes and packaging. The Company operates in three business segments: Upstream, Downstream and Rosneft. The Upstream segment’s activities include oil and natural gas exploration, field development and production; midstream transportation, storage and processing, and the marketing and trading of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), together with power and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The Company’s Downstream segment’s activities include the refining, manufacturing, marketing, transportation, and supply and trading of crude oil, petroleum, petrochemicals products and related services to wholesale and retail customers. BP’s interest in Rosneft, an oil company in Russia, is reported as a separate operating segment.

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