BP plc 3Q 2016 -- Forecast

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for BP plc (BP) third-quarter results, based on a poll of seven analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires (figures in million dollars, EPS and DPS in cents, target price in pence, production in kboe/d, according to IFRS). Earnings figures are scheduled to be released October 25.

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                         RC net 
               RC oper.  attrib.       Production 
3rd Quarter      profit  Profit   EPS    (kboe/d) 
AVERAGE           1,365     686  3.31      2,084 
Prev. Year        3,343   1,819  9.92      2,242 
+/- in %            -59     -62   -67       -7.0 
Prev. Quarter     1,291     720  3.85      2,090 
+/- in %           +5.7    -4.7   -14       -0.3 
 
MEDIAN            1,357     662    --      2,074 
Maximum           1,526     853  3.60      2,183 
Minimum           1,230     624  3.00      2,006 
Amount                5       7     3          6 
 
Barclays             --     733    --      2,017 
Goldman Sachs     1,526     624  3.34      2,150 
Jefferies         1,357     629  3.00      2,072 
Morgan Stanley    1,294     662    --         -- 
Raymond James        --     630    --      2,006 
Societe Generale  1,230     673  3.60      2,076 
UBS               1,419     853    --      2,183 
 
             Exploration &  Refining & 
3rd Quarter     Production   Marketing 
AVERAGE                -96       1,088 
Prev. Year             823       2,302 
+/- in %                --         -53 
Prev. Quarter           29       1,513 
+/- in %                --         -28 
 
MEDIAN                 183       1,221 
Maximum                298       1,240 
Minimum             -1,241         595 
Amount                   5           5 
 
Jefferies              183       1,240 
Morgan Stanley         183       1,231 
Raymond James       -1,241         595 
Societe Generale        98       1,221 
UBS                    298       1,153 
 
          Target price  Rating 
AVERAGE            534  positive 3 
Prev. Quarter      480  neutral  2 
+/- in %           +11  negative 0 
 
MEDIAN             518 
Maximum            600 
Minimum            500 
Amount               4 
 
Barclays           600  Overweight 
Morgan Stanley     535  Overweight 
UBS                500  Neutral 
Societe Generale   500  Buy 
Raymond James       --  Market perform 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company. Replacement Cost, underlying.

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October 21, 2016 09:39 ET (13:39 GMT)

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