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$47.06 -0.91 (-1.90%)

7/2/2009 4:15 PM

BP plc (ADR) (BP)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

An oil company, whose activities include oil and natural gas exploration, oil supply and trading as well as refining and marketing, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of petrochemicals and marketing and trading of natural gas.

Current Price	$47.06	Mkt Cap	$149.83B
Open	$0.00	P/E Ratio	7.10
Prev. Close	$47.97	Div. (Yield)	3.36 (7.00%)
Daily Range	$47.06 - $47.58	Volume	0
52-Wk Range	$33.70 - $68.21	Avg. Daily Vol.	0

BP News and Articles

The Best Stock to Own It probably pays a dividend.
You Need This Inflation-Busting Investment Jul 2 at 12:40 PM – The Motley Fool
Wall Street's Buy List Jul 2 at 12:09 PM – The Motley Fool
Natural gas stockpiles rise on weak demand Jul 2 at 10:40 AM – Associated Press
Ahead of the Bell: Natural gas reserve jump seen Jul 2 at 6:25 AM – Associated Press
It Isn't Too Late to Buy Oil Jul 1 at 4:10 PM – The Motley Fool
Bolivia says foreign oil ventures seek arbitration Jul 1 at 3:43 PM – Associated Press
The Busy World of Big Oil Jul 1 at 3:16 PM – The Motley Fool
Crude oil stockpiles drop Jul 1 at 10:43 AM – Associated Press

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All Members

2,991 Outperform

136 Underperform

All-Star Members

987 Outperform

26 Underperform

Wall Street

18 Outperform

1 Underperform

Top BP Bull/Bear Pitches

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Idioterna (< 20)
Submitted March 17, 2009

Maintains reserve replacement at 2008 production levels for 43 years. Has a dividend yield approaching 9%. Trades on a p/e of 5.6 (comapred to an average p/e of 16 for the FTSE 100). Pays 18% of the dividends of the entire FTSE 100. State paper is… More

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bc1106 (< 20)
Submitted August 25, 2006

management issues will create more costs than precidicted

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BP VS S&P 500 (SPY)

BP Summary

Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels
Tags: Behemoth (33), Mega Cap (82), Integrated Oil & Gas (12), Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels (368), United Kingdom (43), Energy (462), Gas (86), Solar Power (37), Top Brands 2005 (59), Dividend (195), Petroleum (21), Alternative Energy (54), Top Brands 2006 (60), International Stock (705)

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Recs

bothisellhigher (< 20) Submitted: 7/2/2009 2:58:48 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $47.26 BP Score: -2.09

Third largest oil company...3.36 dividend...Est. earnings per share 5.37 (protects most of dividend)...Buy BP
on long term play at $49.50 or more...Target 72...or on "pull back" to 47 area...Stop at 45.50...Excellent risk /reward play.

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swimtag (70.81) Submitted: 7/1/2009 5:16:38 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $47.45 BP Score: +0.63

a lot of good fields coming on line in the next couple of years. if these guys can just stay out of the press, they'll win.

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cashout1 (60.03) Submitted: 6/29/2009 8:34:50 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $38.38 BP Score: +16.11

Are we ever going to really pay less for oil? I think not.

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Score Leader

Erieside (84.18) Score: +50.14

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in BP.

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
onehitter	98.02	10/10/2008	3Y	$36.08	+30.43%	+3.52%	+26.91	2 Comments
crabalocker	98.83	10/10/2008	5Y	$36.08	+30.43%	+3.52%	+26.91
milehighfooling	< 20	10/10/2008	5Y	$36.08	+30.43%	+3.52%	+26.91
FT21	60.63	10/10/2008	5Y	$36.08	+30.43%	+3.52%	+26.91
Lightstrider	97.15	10/10/2008	NS	$36.08	+30.43%	+3.52%	+26.91
metropick	93.12	10/10/2008	5Y	$36.08	+30.43%	+3.52%	+26.91
15PlusPercent	97.89	10/9/2008	3Y	$39.95	+17.81%	-8.47%	+26.28
drdz2b	76.44	10/9/2008	NS	$38.51	+22.20%	-3.64%	+25.85
chrislss	< 20	10/9/2008	3Y	$39.50	+19.14%	-6.53%	+25.66	1 Comment
LiftStrong	95.51	10/10/2008	NS	$37.22	+26.43%	+0.76%	+25.66

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Wall Street

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TrackBarclaysCap	96.99	2/23/2009	NS	$39.78	+18.29%	+14.74%	-3.55
TrackOppenheimer	87.12	10/20/2008	NS	$46.14	-16.14%	-11.18%	-4.96	4/14/2009 @ $38.69
TrackHSBC	92.91	7/10/2008	NS	$60.23	-21.87%	-27.82%	+5.95
TrackJimCramer	64.82	6/27/2008	3W	$63.12	-25.44%	-29.88%	+4.44
TrackFBRCapitalM	79.95	6/25/2008	NS	$64.04	-26.52%	-31.82%	+5.31
TrackJimCramer	64.82	6/18/2008	3W	$68.57	-1.15%	-5.01%	-3.85	6/27/2008 @ $67.78
TrackCreditSuiss	89.18	4/30/2008	NS	$66.97	-29.73%	-35.63%	+5.90
TrackJPMorgan	82.92	4/11/2008	NS	$59.50	-20.91%	-33.40%	+12.49
TrackJohnKeeley	< 20	3/31/2008	NS	$56.91	-15.15%	-11.87%	-3.28	9/30/2008 @ $48.29	1 Comment
TrackCitigroup	87.14	2/21/2008	NS	$64.31	+7.51%	-0.53%	-8.04	6/10/2008 @ $69.14
TrackLehmanBros	80.65	1/15/2008	NS	$67.09	+3.01%	-3.10%	-6.10	6/12/2008 @ $69.11
TrackBearStearns	87.01	11/27/2007	NS	$64.07	-26.55%	-36.64%	+10.09
TrackDreman	91.15	9/30/2007	NS	$62.57	-24.78%	-41.14%	+16.35		2 Comments
TrackDodgeCox	92.97	9/30/2007	NS	$62.57	-24.78%	-41.14%	+16.35		2 Comments
TrackChrisDavis	< 20	9/30/2007	NS	$62.57	-24.78%	-41.14%	+16.35		1 Comment
TrackBRogers	95.62	9/30/2007	NS	$62.57	-24.78%	-41.14%	+16.35		3 Comments
TrackRichPzena	< 20	9/30/2007	NS	$62.57	-24.78%	-41.14%	+16.35		2 Comments
TrackRichAster	95.91	9/30/2007	NS	$65.01	-22.83%	-23.98%	+1.15	9/30/2008 @ $50.17	2 Comments
TrackSwensen	39.00	9/30/2007	NS	$66.24	-12.58%	-16.48%	+3.90	8/27/2008 @ $57.91	1 Comment
TrackBernstein	82.50	9/5/2007	NS	$61.32	-23.26%	-39.40%	+16.14
TrackJHoenig	97.43	7/13/2007	3W	$67.03	-29.79%	-42.07%	+12.28
TrackDeutscheSec	85.14	7/6/2007	NS	$65.63	-28.30%	-41.06%	+12.77
TrackJimCramer	64.82	5/23/2007	3W	$65.38	+4.88%	-11.93%	+16.81	6/19/2008 @ $68.57
TrackJimCramer	64.82	3/29/2007	3W	$65.15	+4.59%	+7.37%	+2.79	5/24/2007 @ $68.14
Track2007Wired40	93.10	3/27/2007	1Y	$56.89	-17.28%	-37.13%	+19.86
TrackBofASec	95.34	3/5/2007	NS	$51.94	-9.39%	-34.89%	+25.49
TrackAGEdwards	93.32	10/18/2006	NS	$66.22	+4.20%	+11.40%	-7.20	5/22/2007 @ $69.00
TrackJimCramer	64.82	9/29/2006	3W	$64.93	+1.27%	+6.37%	-5.10	3/30/2007 @ $65.75
TrackJPMorgan	82.92	9/13/2006	NS	$63.41	+14.80%	+10.94%	+3.86	12/19/2007 @ $72.80
TrackJimCramer	64.82	9/11/2006	3W	$64.89	+1.06%	+2.79%	+1.73	9/30/2006 @ $65.58
Track2006Wired40	97.32	6/27/2006	1Y	$58.70	-19.83%	-27.50%	+7.67
TrackJimCramer	64.82	5/17/2006	3W	$70.43	-7.87%	+2.30%	-10.17	9/12/2006 @ $64.89

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