BP PLC
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BP PLC (NYSE:BP) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 14 items for BP at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-24, rated 7/10. Across its 14 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 11 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for BP spans 6-K, 20-F.
Recent high-impact activity:
- BP Eyes Devon Energy's Eagle Ford Shale Assets in $4.5B Deal
- BP Posts $5.7B Q2 Profit, Raises Dividend, New CEO Unveils Turnaround Plan
- BP Delivers Strong Q2, Lifts Dividend, and Launches Turnaround Strategy
- BP Chair Removed Immediately Over Governance & Conduct Concerns
- BP PLC Reports Strong Q1 2026 Profit Turnaround, Doubles Underlying Earnings, Maintains Dividend
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
1.00 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 6,367,098 shares in BP as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.9% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 48.0% of BP volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Insider Transactions
BP files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.