BP PLC (BP) Buy, Sell or Hold

BP PLC (BP)

39.06

-0.04 (0.10%)

as of Jun 18, 2026, 11:17:45 pm Market Open.

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He likes the energy space since there is a tight supply. You need to see a breakout above recent highs before buying. He prefers Shell on the international scale. Pays a 3.3% dividend.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Aug 10/22, Up 19%)

One of the best performing major energy companies in the world.
Trades at cheaper price than other names in the sector.
Very good oil marketing & trading group.
Good capital allocation at company with share buybacks and debt reduction.
Expecting recovery of oil price going forward.

BUY

Buying back shares, increased dividend, paying down debt. Returning free cashflow to shareholders. Will continue to do that. Trying to be more environmentally friendly, but can't avoid that they're oil & gas. Capex will slowly go up. Throws up a lot of cash. Dividend is well supported.

DON'T BUY

Sell shares and buy Canadian energy instead.
Conventional oil production falling.
Misguided investments in renewables.
Not a good long term investment.

BUY

These companies had exploding capex, but then the world changed with ESG. So they paid down debt, bought back shares, increased dividends. Wants to be more in renewables, and his only issue is how much they pay for something. Undervalued. Doing all the right things. Non-aggressive capex, returning money to shareholders, and that's why it will continue to do well.

BUY

Likes the name. Technically, very sound. Quite cheap. Likes energy. Complete underinvestment in the energy space, so companies are returning capital to shareholders. He owns SHEL.

BUY

Given the cashflows and potential to raise dividends and do buybacks, you have to add large-cap, European integrated companies. Favours them over Canada, excluding SU, as they're not subject to the WCS discount. Great total return story the next few years. You could also look at SHEL or TTE. He'd buy here.

TOP PICK

Trades at a discount to peers. New CEO has transformed the company. Share buybacks, just raised dividend 10%. Nice balance between gas stations, LNG, offshore oil. Debt will continue to come down. Yield is 4.66%. (Analysts’ price target is $37.04)

PARTIAL SELL

Paying down debt, buying back shares, increasing dividend. Trying to be less into fossil fuels, more into renewables. Two risks: overspend on renewables, no clear vision on cost of capital. Oil is not sustainable at these high levels. In better shape than pre-Covid, lots of free cashflow. Good for now, but then think about Canadian oil companies that don't have the currency risk.

BUY

They're becoming an energy company and not merely oil and gas. They use their large cash flow to pay down debt and increase dividends. As they move into renewables, they concerned what their return on capital is. Oil prices are volatile but remain high, which is a plus. Could be some volatilty, but present share levels are fine.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Apr 21/22, Down 10.4%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with BP has triggered its stop at $28. To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time. This will result in a next investment loss of 3%, when combined with previous buy recommendations.

DON'T BUY

Identity crisis spurred a move to greener energy. Better to find a pure play energy, or a pure play renewable. For energy, look at EOG or CNQ. Try BEP.UN for renewables.

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TOP PICK

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly As European countries develop new secure supply strategies, we think this company will play a big part in this going forward and that is why we again reiterate BP as TOP PICK. It pays a good dividend, backed by a payout ratio under 60% of cash flow. It trades at 14x earnings compared to peers at 17x and at just 1.1x book value. We like that the company continues to aggressively retire debt and buy back shares. We recommend trailing up the stop (from $26) to $28, looking to achieve $37 -- upside potential over 17%. Yield 4.11% (Analysts’ price target is $37.00)

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TOP PICK

Western energy stocks are doing well. More domestic spending on oil and gas can be expected because of the Russian war. Brendan Caldwell and Degas Wright recently gave BUY signals. Social media mentions are up 300% over the last 24 hours.

BUY

$150-200 oil is not guaranteed. The cure for high prices is high prices. There will be a resurgence of O&G domestic spending in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Will do well, as will all the energy stocks. Trend towards more spending, production, and volume.

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