How to buy BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust stock

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust is an oil & gas refining & marketing business based in the US. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares (BPT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust share price

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BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-29.

52-week range	$1.26 - $5.19
50-day moving average	$3.79
200-day moving average	$3.01
Wall St. target price	$6.00
PE ratio	8.8684
Dividend yield	$0.424 (12.54%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.38

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Is BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust under- or over-valued?

Valuing BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's P/E ratio

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust financials

Revenue TTM	$9.3 million
Operating margin TTM	81.77%
Gross profit TTM	$9.3 million
Return on assets TTM	669.37%
Return on equity TTM	3420.18%
Profit margin	87.57%
Book value	$0.00
Market capitalisation	$72.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares

There are currently 824,200 BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares held short by investors – that's known as BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's "short interest". This figure is 4.4% up from 789,661 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares can be evaluated.

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares traded daily (recently around 240994.15204678). BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's SIR currently stands at 3.42. In other words for every 100,000 BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3420 shares are currently held short.

However BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares, or, against the total number of tradable BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares, roughly 0 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust.

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BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 111.72% of net profits

Recently BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust has paid out, on average, around 111.72% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 32.76% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shareholders could enjoy a 32.76% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's case, that would currently equate to about $0.424 per share.

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's most recent dividend payout was on 20 January 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 15 January 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.26 up to $5.19. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's is 0.7292. This would suggest that BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust overview

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust operates as a grantor trust in the United States. The company holds overriding royalty interest in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope of Alaska. The Prudhoe Bay field extends approximately 12 miles by 27 miles and contains approximately 150,000 gross productive acres. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust was founded in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas. .

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust is owned by institutions?

  Currently 2.679% of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares are held by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust?

  BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust based?

  BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's address is: 601 Travis Street, Houston, TX, United States, 77002

• What is BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's ISIN number?

  BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's international securities identification number is: US0556301077

• What is BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's CUSIP number?

  BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 055630107