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As of May 17 2013 16:44 BST.Data delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Consensus recommendation

As of May 17, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 33 polled investment analysts covering BP plc advises investors to hold their position in the company. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts deteriorated on Apr 02, 2013. The previous consensus forecast advised that BP plc would outperform the market.

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Buy5
Outperform7
Hold17
Underperform4
Sell0
No opinion0

Research Reports

Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 18 May 2013
Ford Investor Services, Inc.
1 page, 17 May 2013
Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 11 May 2013
Directors Deals Ltd.
1 page, 07 May 2013

Share price forecast

Share price forecast information is not available for BP PLC. View Full Financials

Dividends

In 2012, BP PLC reported a dividend of 0.33 USD, which represents a 17.86% increase over last year. The 28 analysts covering the company expect dividends of 0.36 USD for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase of 8.79%. View Full Financials

Div growth (TTM)+17.86%
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Earnings history & estimates

On Apr 30, 2013, BP plc reported 1st quarter 2013 earnings of 0.22 per share. This result exceeded the 0.17 consensus of the 8 analysts covering the companyand under-performed last year's 1st quarter results by 13.04%.
The next earnings announcement is expected on Jul 30, 2013. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate-0.25%

BP plc reported annual 2012 earnings of 0.927 per share on Feb 05, 2013.
The next earnings announcement from BP plc is expected the week of Feb 04, 2014. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate-0.62%
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Revenue

BP plc had 1st quarter 2013 revenues of 94.11bn. This bettered the 93.58bn consensus of the 2 analysts covering the company. This was 1.31% above the prior year's 1st quarter results. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate+0.04%

BP plc had revenues for the full year 2012 of 370.87bn. This was 1.24% below the prior year's results. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+3.69%
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