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BP (BP) fell 0.96% this week to close at $44.15, compared with a 1.21% gain for the S&P 500, leaving it about 2.17 percentage points behind the benchmark. The tape was choppy rather than directional: the stock slid through $44 on Monday, hit the week’s low of $42.47 on Tuesday, then rebounded 3.23% on Wednesday and reached $45.545 on Thursday before easing back into Friday’s $44.15 close. The week’s range of 42.47-45.545 left the shares inside the recent 42.47-47.035 trading band.
Key Events
The early headlines were operational. BP said its Whiting, Indiana refinery returned to normal service after planned maintenance, and the same day it confirmed a deal to sell its French EV charging business, BP Pulse, to Sorégies. The main story then shifted to US deal-making. On 25 September sources said BP was reviewing renewed US M&A ambitions and had explored buying Devon Energy’s Eagle Ford shale assets, only for a later report on 26 September to say BP had walked away from a potential $4.5 billion investment. Separately, BRB1PPBDR 008 announced a Q3 2026 distribution of R$0.64 per unit.
Analyst Ratings
Of the 19 brokers covering BP, 7 rate it buy, 3 overweight, 7 hold, 1 underweight, and 1 sell, meaning 10 households give it a buy or overweight while 2 give it an underweight or sell. The consensus rating is buy, with a consensus target of $48.89, about 10.73% above this week’s close of $44.15. The target range is wide, from $41 to $64, pointing to clear disagreement among analysts. BP ranks 5th by broker rating among the 15 integrated oil and gas peers.
The Week Ahead
US employment and housing data arrive on Tuesday 29 September, with JOLTS job openings and consumer confidence, along with FHFA home prices and the Case-Shiller 20-city index. Whether that data supports risk appetite will matter for how energy stocks behave relative to the broader tape. BP’s next full earnings report lands on 30 October, with Q3 fiscal 2026 results expected before the open: consensus estimates point to EPS of $1.7 and revenue near $60.9 billion. Deal-related headlines on US assets could also keep surfacing before the print.
In Short
The week offered a mixed read. Broker ratings lean constructive, with a buy consensus and a target about 10.73% above spot, while valuation sits near 20.96x P/E, 1.95x P/B, and a dividend yield around 4.52%. Yet the shares lagged the S&P 500 by about 2.17 percentage points and are still chopping inside a multi-week range. On the latest trading day, large-lot flow was net positive while small and medium tickets turned net sellers. The next checks are the US macro data and the Q3 release, alongside any renewed M&A signals.
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