BPCL vs HINDPETRO
Side-by-side comparison of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Energy
Quality Score: 61/100
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Energy
Quality Score: 52/100
At a glance
| Metric | BPCL | HINDPETRO |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 61/100 | 52/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 8.0 | 50.1 |
| Forward P/E | 8.0 | 7.1 |
| ROE | — | — |
| Profit margin | +3.5% | +0.4% |
| Debt-to-equity | 54.33 | 85.37 |
| Dividend yield | +6.23% | +6.06% |
| 1Y price return | +6.9% | -3.5% |
| From 52w high | -18.0% | -22.8% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 2.52 | 2.90 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
BPCL trades at Rs 321, about 18% below its 52-week high, above its 50-day moving average (308.93) but just below its 200-day average (329.11), with RSI at 55.1 (neutral). The stock is up 6.93% over the past year and 8.04% over the past 3 months, even as recent news flow skewed negative following a first quarterly loss in 15 quarters (Q1 FY27) attributed to higher crude costs.
HPCL trades at ₹392.75, 22.76% below its 52-week high and below both its 50-day SMA (₹394.02) and 200-day SMA (₹418.11), though it is up 5.06% over the past 3 months against -3.45% over the past year. Trailing PE stands at 50.1 versus a forward PE of 7.05, and the mean analyst rating is 2.90 across 31 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive). Among 6 tracked Energy-sector peers, HPCL ranks last (6 of 6) on trailing PE and 4th of 6 on quality score (45).
Pros
- ✓Debt-to-equity is roughly 0.54x and on a falling trend, per the persistence data.
- ✓Free cash flow was positive in 4 of the tracked years.
- ✓The stock is up 8.04% over the past 3 months and 6.93% over the past year, trading above its 50-day moving average.
- ✓Trailing PE of about 8.0x sits mid-pack among Energy peers (COALINDIA 8.2x, GAIL 11.5x, RELIANCE 24.2x, ONGC 6.9x, IOC 5.9x), ranked 3rd of 6 on this metric.
- ✓Dividend yield of 6.06%, alongside 5-year revenue growth of 26.9%.
- ✓Forward PE of 7.05 is well below the trailing PE of 50.1, implying analyst estimates project a substantial increase in earnings from the current reported base.
- ✓Debt trend is classified 'falling' in the persistence data, and free cash flow was positive in 3 of the 5 measured years.
- ✓3-month price change of +5.06% compares favorably to the -3.45% trailing 1-year change, and price is holding just above the nearest support level of ₹388.5.
Cons
- ✗Q1 FY27 marked BPCL's first quarterly loss in 15 quarters, driven by higher crude oil costs tied to a West Asia-related disruption, despite revenue growth of about 27% YoY.
- ✗News sentiment over the tracked window is net negative (5 of 8 items negative vs 2 positive), concentrated around Q1-loss coverage.
- ✗Profit margin is thin at 3.47%, and ROE has exceeded 15% in only 3 of the tracked years (consistency score 61 of 100).
- ✗The stock trades below its 200-day moving average (321 vs 329.11) and is 18.04% off its 52-week high.
- ✗Earnings-consistency score of 39/100, with ROE above 15% in only 2 of 5 measured years and FCF positive in only 3 of 5 years — signals cyclical rather than steady profitability.
- ✗Price is below both the 50-day SMA (₹394.02) and 200-day SMA (₹418.11), and sits 22.76% below its 52-week high.
- ✗Trailing PE of 50.1 is the highest among the 6 tracked Energy-sector peers (next highest, Reliance Industries, is at 23.08), despite a mid-tier quality score of 45 (rank 4 of 6).
- ✗Reported debt-to-equity of 85.4 is well above what would be typical for an Energy-sector company of this scale; the metric may use a percentage-basis convention (≈0.85x) rather than a raw multiple, so should be read alongside the separately reported falling debt trend rather than at face value.
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