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BP PLC has a consensus price target of $43.08 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $66 issued by Melius Research on August 20, 2025. The low is $29 issued by Jefferies on May 19, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by TD Cowen, Argus Research, and Scotiabank on July 16, 2026, May 11, 2026, and April 22, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $49.67 between TD Cowen, Argus Research, and Scotiabank, there's an implied 18.75% upside for BP PLC from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for BP (NYSE:BP) was reported by TD Cowen on July 16, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $41.00 expecting BP to fall to within 12 months (a possible -1.97% downside). 23 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for BP (NYSE:BP) was provided by TD Cowen, and BP maintained their hold rating.
The last upgrade for BP PLC happened on May 11, 2026 when Argus Research raised their price target to $50. Argus Research previously had a hold for BP PLC.
The last downgrade for BP PLC happened on February 12, 2026 when Freedom Broker changed their price target from $37 to $37 for BP PLC.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of BP, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for BP was filed on July 16, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around July 16, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest BP (BP) rating was a maintained with a price target of $40.00 to $41.00. The current price BP (BP) is trading at is $41.83, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 07/16/2026 | Buy Now | -1.97% | TD Cowen | $40 → $41 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2026 | Buy Now | 19.54% | Argus Research | → $50 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2026 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | — | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2026 | Buy Now | 38.67% | Scotiabank | $41 → $58 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
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| 04/09/2026 | Buy Now | 29.11% | Wells Fargo | $39 → $54 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2026 | Buy Now | 8.31% | HSBC | $35.1 → $45.3 | Upgrade | Reduce → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2026 | Buy Now | 12.37% | Piper Sandler | $44 → $47 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2026 | Buy Now | -11.54% | Freedom Broker | $37 → $37 | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2026 | Buy Now | 5.2% | Piper Sandler | $43 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2026 | Buy Now | 2.81% | Piper Sandler | $44 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2026 | Buy Now | -9.15% | Evercore ISI Group | $38 → $38 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2025 | Buy Now | 5.2% | Piper Sandler | $41 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2025 | Buy Now | -6.76% | Wells Fargo | $37 → $39 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2025 | Buy Now | -9.15% | Raymond James | $40 → $38 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2025 | Buy Now | -11.54% | Wells Fargo | → $37 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2025 | Buy Now | 2.81% | Scotiabank | $42 → $43 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2025 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Raymond James | $36 → $40 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
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| 08/20/2025 | Buy Now | 57.8% | Melius Research | → $66 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/18/2025 | Buy Now | -9.15% | Piper Sandler | $35 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2025 | Buy Now | 0.42% | Scotiabank | → $42 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2025 | Buy Now | — | Freedom Broker | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2025 | Buy Now | -16.32% | Piper Sandler | $32 → $35 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2025 | Buy Now | -18.71% | Scotiabank | $30 → $34 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2025 | Buy Now | -23.49% | Wells Fargo | $27 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2025 | Buy Now | -30.66% | Jefferies | $40.8 → $29 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | -23.49% | Piper Sandler | $35 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -11.54% | Freedom Broker | $39 → $37 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -28.27% | Scotiabank | $34 → $30 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2025 | Buy Now | -13.93% | TD Securities | $40 → $36 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2025 | Buy Now | -6.76% | Freedom Broker | $39 → $39 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | — | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | -11.54% | Wells Fargo | $30 → $37 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | -11.54% | Raymond James | $36 → $37 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2025 | Buy Now | -28.27% | Wells Fargo | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | — | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | -23.97% | Morgan Stanley | $34.7 → $31.8 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | -23.49% | Piper Sandler | $36 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | -25.88% | Wells Fargo | $33 → $31 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | -21.1% | Wells Fargo | $35 → $33 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | -13.93% | Scotiabank | $42 → $36 | Downgrade | Sector Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | -16.32% | Wells Fargo | $39 → $35 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/24/2024 | Buy Now | — | Redburn Atlantic | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -6.76% | Wells Fargo | $41 → $39 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | — | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Piper Sandler | $43 → $40 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2024 | Buy Now | -0.78% | Morgan Stanley | $49.9 → $41.5 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 0.42% | Scotiabank | $47 → $42 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | -1.97% | Wells Fargo | $42 → $41 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2024 | Buy Now | — | Erste Group | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 2.81% | Piper Sandler | $40 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2024 | Buy Now | 7.59% | Raymond James | $42 → $45 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 12.37% | Scotiabank | $45 → $47 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 0.42% | Wells Fargo | $38 → $42 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
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| 03/14/2024 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Piper Sandler | $38 → $40 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/04/2024 | Buy Now | 1.13% | Jefferies | $38.6 → $42.3 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | 7.59% | Scotiabank | $41 → $45 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2023 | Buy Now | 2.81% | Raymond James | $46 → $43 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |