FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / BP / 8 October 2026

BP (BP): news on Thursday 8 October 2026

+4.5 positive

Coverage was mostly positive, with analysts expecting a strong third quarter, favouring the shares and noting debt cuts, while the CFO bought shares. This was tempered by the fired chair publicly disputing claims about his conduct.

What drove it

Q3 expectations
analyst views
fired chair dispute

The 8 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+9.2 BP p.l.c.: An Oil And Gas Play Primed For Outperformance (NYSE:BP) Seeking Alpha
Analyst view that BP is primed to outperform.
−9.2 Fired BP Chair Hits Back at ‘Lies’ Told About His Conduct EnergyNow.com
Fired chair publicly disputing conduct allegations; governance turmoil and reputational damage.
+7.5 BP set for strong Q3 on rising oil prices and s... Pluang
Expects strong Q3 on rising oil prices.
+5.0 BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $48.44 According to Analysts MarketBeat
Consensus target price from analysts is supportive.
+5.0 What Is BP (LSE:BP.) Signaling With Debt Cuts And U.S. Shale Plans? Yahoo Finance
Debt reduction and US shale plans viewed constructively.
+4.2 BP Heading Into Q3 With Asset Sales Driving The Story (NYSE:BP) Seeking Alpha
Q3 preview with asset sales as the main theme.
+2.5 BP CFO acquires 7,447 shares; BP stock after-hours at EUR 6.63, minus 0.15 percent AD HOC NEWS
CFO buying shares is mildly positive insider signal.
+1.3 EUR 6.68 at Lang & Schwarz: BP stock pre-market plus 0.75 percent versus the prior close AD HOC NEWS
Small pre-market share price rise, minor factual note.

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