BP (BP) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of BP (NYSE: BP) recently:

• 8/7/2026 – BP had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $42.00 to $43.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – BP was upgraded by Freedom Capital from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 8/5/2026 – BP was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 8/5/2026 – BP was given a new $53.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 8/5/2026 – BP had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $54.00 to $48.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – BP is now covered by Piper Sandler. They set a “neutral” rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – BP is now covered by Mizuho. They set an “outperform” rating and a $51.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/18/2026 – BP was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/16/2026 – BP had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $40.00 to $41.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 6/20/2026 – BP was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 6/18/2026 – BP had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

BP Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.5196 per share. This is a positive change from BP’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. BP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 100.49%.

BP plc is a British multinational integrated energy company headquartered in London. Originating in the early 20th century as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, BP has grown into one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, operating across exploration and production, refining and marketing, trading, and a range of low-carbon businesses.

The company’s core activities include upstream exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, midstream and trading operations, and downstream refining, marketing and supply of fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals.