GLEN vs. BHP, RIO, AAL, S32, ADT1, KMR, GFM, SOLG, JLP, and ECOR
Should you be buying Glencore stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Glencore include BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Anglo American (AAL), South32 (S32), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Griffin Mining (GFM), SolGold (SOLG), Jubilee Metals Group (JLP), and Ecora Resources (ECOR). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
BHP Group (LON:BHP) and Glencore (LON:GLEN) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.
48.1% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Glencore shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Glencore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BHP Group has a net margin of 13.28% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 1.97%. Glencore's return on equity of 19.33% beat BHP Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, BHP Group had 6 more articles in the media than Glencore. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for BHP Group and 6 mentions for Glencore. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Glencore's score of 0.27 indicating that Glencore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BHP Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Glencore. Glencore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 120 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. BHP Group pays out 10,526.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Glencore pays out 3,703.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
BHP Group has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glencore has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Glencore received 2172 more outperform votes than BHP Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.67% of users gave Glencore an outperform vote while only 40.07% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote.
BHP Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,366.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.95%. Glencore has a consensus target price of GBX 546.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.62%. Given BHP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Glencore is more favorable than BHP Group.
Summary
Glencore beats BHP Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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