BP PLC ● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
● The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.
● The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.
Strengths
● Its low valuation, with P/E ratio at 4.13 and 5.03 for the ongoing fiscal year and 2024 respectively, makes the stock pretty attractive with regard to earnings multiples.
● The company is one of the most undervalued, with an "enterprise value to sales" ratio at 0.47 for the 2023 fiscal year.
● The company has a low valuation given the cash flows generated by its activity.
● The company is one of the best yield companies with high dividend expectations.
● Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
● For the last few months, EPS revisions have remained quite promising. Analysts now anticipate higher profitability levels than before.
● The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
Weaknesses
● According to Standard & Poor's' forecast, revenue growth prospects are expected to be very low for the next fiscal years.
● The company's earnings growth outlook lacks momentum and is a weakness.
● The company's sales previsions for the coming years have been revised downwards, which foreshadows another slowdown in business.
● The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.
