Dynamic Advisors Solutions raised its position in shares of BP plc (NYSE:BP) by 9.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,837 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock after buying an additional 910 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisors Solutions’ holdings in BP plc were worth $339,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Beacon Financial Group boosted its position in BP plc by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 8,056 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $252,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Park National increased its position in shares of BP plc by 17.3% in the fourth quarter. Park National now owns 18,261 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $570,000 after buying an additional 2,699 shares in the last quarter. CT Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of BP plc by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. CT Financial Advisors now owns 21,773 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $680,610 after buying an additional 473 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark acquired a new position in shares of BP plc during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,787,000. Finally, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel acquired a new position in shares of BP plc during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $367,000.

Shares of BP plc (NYSE:BP) opened at 31.89 on Friday. BP plc has a 12-month low of $27.56 and a 12-month high of $43.85. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $30.40 and its 200-day moving average is $33.46. The firm’s market cap is $97.53 billion.

BP plc (NYSE:BP) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.27. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The business had revenue of $54.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $46.76 billion. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 41.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that BP plc will post $2.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Several research firms recently weighed in on BP. Howard Weil increased their target price on shares of BP plc from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Scotiabank reiterated a “sector outperform” rating and issued a $41.00 target price (down previously from $46.00) on shares of BP plc in a research note on Thursday, December 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of BP plc in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of BP plc from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 2nd. Finally, Vetr cut shares of BP plc from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $33.61 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.97.

BP p.l.c. (NYSE: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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