The stock price of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) has surged by 10.15 when compared to previous closing price of 0.63, but the company has seen a 10.79% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-04 that HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) announced that Unit holders will not receive a dividend payment for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The dividend information is as follows: Ex-Dividend Date: April 14, 2025 Record Date: April 15, 2025 Payable Date: None Dividend Rate: $0.00 per Unit As provided in the Trust Agreement, the quarterly royalty payment by Hilcorp North Slope, LLC (“HNS”) to the Trust is the sum of the individual revenues attributed to the Trust as.
Is It Worth Investing in BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) Right Now?
BPT has 36-month beta value of 0.20. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BPT is 21.40M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.16% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BPT on June 13, 2025 was 108.36K shares.
BPT’s Market Performance
BPT’s stock has seen a 10.79% increase for the week, with a 7.87% rise in the past month and a 20.14% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.32%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.26% for BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.31% for BPT stock, with a simple moving average of -14.58% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BPT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BPT stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for BPT by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for BPT in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $49 based on the research report published on February 05, 2009 of the previous year 2009.
BPT Trading at 17.57% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BPT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -73.26% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for BPT
The total capital return value is set at -0.43. Equity return is now at value -36.10, with -31.30 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -1.38 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.20.
Conclusion
To put it simply, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
