BP is undervalued compared to its peers, trading at less than 8 times 2024 earnings with a 5.7% dividend yield. BP's strong cash position, share buybacks, and dividend increases make it an attractive investment for income and capital appreciation. Economic growth and lower interest rates are expected to boost energy demand, benefiting BP's profitability and market position.
With the stock down 7% so far this year, at the current price of around $32 per share, we believe BP plc stock (NYSE: BP), a European integrated energy major, could go higher in the long term. BP's underlying replacement cost profit (used as a proxy for net profit) was up 4% year-over-year (y-o-y) to $2.8 billion in Q2 2024.
BP seeks to expand its footprint in India, focusing on its partnership with Reliance and leveraging its expertise to support the country's energy transition and sustainability goals.
Global energy major BP said on Wednesday it is holding a board meeting in India this week, as it scouts for more opportunities in the country.
Oil producers cartel OPEC+ sees global energy demand increasing 24% in the next two and a half decades as a slight drop in power needs of developed countries is offset by a huge swell in usage from India and other non-OECD countries. Oil demand is predicted to grow 9% in that period, reaching roughly 120.1 million barrels a day by 2050, up from around 110 million barrels a day last year.
BP (BP) reachead $32.83 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -0.09% change compared to its last close.
BP partners with APO to grant a non-controlling shareholding in bp Pipelines TAP while retaining control over the strategic asset.
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BP (BP) reachead $32.86 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +0.67% change compared to its last close.
BP and Iberdrola's Castellon refinery team with Plug Power to install 25 MW of green hydrogen electrolyzers, reducing emissions by 23,000 tons annually in a step toward cleaner energy.
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