BP p.l.c. is a United Kingdom-based integrated energy company. Co.'s segments include gas & low carbon energy, oil production & operations, customers & products, and other businesses & corporate. Its gas business includes regions with upstream activities that produce natural gas, integrated gas and power, and gas trading. Its low carbon business includes solar, offshore and onshore wind, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage and power trading. Oil production & operations segment comprises regions with upstream activities that predominantly produce crude oil, including bpx energy. We show 2 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of BP's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of BP shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like BP versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching BP by allowing them to research BP shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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