BP p.l.c. (LON:BP – Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Tuesday, July 30th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 8th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share by the oil and gas exploration company on Friday, September 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 8th. This is a boost from BP’s previous dividend of $0.07. The official announcement can be seen at this link.
BP Trading Up 1.6 %
LON:BP opened at GBX 458.85 ($5.90) on Thursday. BP has a fifty-two week low of GBX 441.05 ($5.67) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 562.30 ($7.23). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.43, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market capitalization of £76.72 billion, a PE ratio of 1,067.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.54. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 467.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 480.78.
Insider Activity at BP
In related news, insider Murray Auchincloss sold 454,841 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 459 ($5.90), for a total value of £2,087,720.19 ($2,685,516.07). In other news, insider Murray Auchincloss sold 454,841 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 459 ($5.90), for a total transaction of £2,087,720.19 ($2,685,516.07). Also, insider Hina Nagarajan bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 460 ($5.92) per share, with a total value of £23,000 ($29,585.80). Insiders bought 5,017 shares of company stock worth $2,308,031 in the last ninety days. 0.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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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.
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