BP
About: BP is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2024, it produced 1.2 million barrels of liquids and 6.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At the end of 2024, reserves stood at 6.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 59% of which are liquids. The company operates refineries with a capacity of 1.6 million barrels of oil per day.
Employees: 100,500
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $658M | Put options by funds: $573M
9.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.95% [Q1] → 11.91% (+9.96%) [Q2]
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,115 [Q1] → 1,041 (-74) [Q2]
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 346 | Existing positions reduced: 387
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.7B [Q1] → $9.48B (-$1.17B) [Q2]
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 143
37% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 [Q1] → 12 (-7) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Melius Research
James West
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$66
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Buy
Initiated
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20 Aug 2025 |
Piper Sandler
Ryan Todd
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$38
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Neutral
Maintained
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18 Aug 2025 |
Scotiabank
Paul Cheng
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$42
|
Sector Outperform
Upgraded
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14 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Roger Read
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$32
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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26 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about BP published over the past 30 days