How to buy Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares

Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares have increased 0.51% from yesterday's closing price (173.4p). Learn how to easily invest in Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd

LSE: GKP - GBX

£144.40

- £29.00 ( - 16.72%)

OIL & GAS E&P

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd (GKP) is a publicly traded oil and gas e&p business based in the UK. In the week up to 15 March Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares plunged 15.56% to a closing position of 171p. Over the last 12 months, Gulf Keystone Petroleum's share price has fallen by 17.55% from 237p. Gulf Keystone Petroleum is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 390 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.

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Gulf Keystone Petroleum is a major part of the LSE index, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Is it a good time to buy Gulf Keystone Petroleum stock?

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Use our graph to track the performance of GKP stocks over time.
Share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Gulf Keystone Petroleum's shares have ranged in value from as little as 151.9242p up to 248.0123p. 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 (LSE average) beta is 1, while Gulf Keystone Petroleum's is 1.4453. This would suggest that Gulf Keystone Petroleum's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

To put Gulf Keystone Petroleum's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
- Exxon Mobil (XOM.US): 1.0765

Historical closes compared with the last close of 195.4p

1 week (2023-03-21)	10.65%
1 month (2023-02-28)	-5.83%
3 months (2022-12-28)	-3.74%
6 months (2022-09-28)	-2.79%
1 year (2022-03-25)	-20.41%
2 years (2021-03-26)	9.65%
3 years (2020-03-27)	205.31%
5 years (2018-03-27)	49.16%

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Is Gulf Keystone Petroleum under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Gulf Keystone Petroleum P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

P/E ratio
Gulf Keystone Petroleum EBITDA

Gulf Keystone Petroleum's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 2x. In other words, Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares trade at around 2x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

However, Gulf Keystone Petroleum's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the oil & gas e&p industry or those of similar companies.

Exxon Mobil (XOM.US): 7.55

Gulf Keystone Petroleum's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £335.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Gulf Keystone Petroleum's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

Exxon Mobil (XOM.US): USD$91.1 billion

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Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield: 31.34% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 31.34% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 74.74% of net profits

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 31.34% of its share value annually.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has paid out, on average, around 74.74% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 31.34% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 31.34% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Gulf Keystone Petroleum's case, that would currently equate to about 45.1p per share.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum'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.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 16 February 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

Gulf Keystone Petroleum's dividend yield is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.
- Exxon Mobil (XOM.US): 3.55% (3.55% forward annual dividend yield)
Currently 7.951% of Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares are held by insiders and 51.394% by institutions.
It's as easy to sell Gulf Keystone Petroleum as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Gulf Keystone Petroleum that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

Financials

Revenue TTM	£434.3 million
Operating margin TTM	62.18%
Gross profit TTM	£189.7 million
Return on assets TTM	22.06%
Return on equity TTM	54.6%
Profit margin	60.48%
Book value	2.295p
Market capitalisation	£381.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

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How to buy Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares

Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares have increased 0.51% from yesterday's closing price (173.4p). Learn how to easily invest in Gulf Keystone Petroleum shares.

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