BHP Group (BHP) Competitors

BHP Group (LON:BHP) and Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Does the media refer more to BHP or HL?

In the previous week, BHP Group had 17 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Lansdown. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for BHP Group and 3 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Hargreaves Lansdown's score of -0.23 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BHP Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hargreaves Lansdown	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BHP or HL?

BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BHP or HL a better dividend stock?

BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 113 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. BHP Group pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hargreaves Lansdown pays out 6,935.5% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BHP or HL?

BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreaves Lansdown. BHP Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hargreaves Lansdown, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BHP Group	£70.41B	1.87	£9.92B	£123.55	16.67
Hargreaves Lansdown	£764.90M	6.82	£293.20M	£0.62	1,773.39

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BHP or HL?

48.2% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of BHP Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BHP or HL?

Hargreaves Lansdown received 298 more outperform votes than BHP Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.88% of users gave Hargreaves Lansdown an outperform vote while only 38.93% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BHP Group	Outperform Votes 109 38.93%	Underperform Votes 171 61.07%
Hargreaves Lansdown	Outperform Votes 407 47.88%	Underperform Votes 443 52.12%

Do analysts prefer BHP or HL?

BHP Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,685.71, indicating a potential upside of 30.44%. Hargreaves Lansdown has a consensus price target of GBX 1,048.20, indicating a potential downside of 4.67%. Given BHP Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BHP Group is more favorable than Hargreaves Lansdown.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BHP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Hargreaves Lansdown	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is BHP or HL more profitable?

Hargreaves Lansdown has a net margin of 82.61% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 14.09%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 82.68% beat BHP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BHP Group	14.09%	18.32%	13.98%
Hargreaves Lansdown	82.61%	82.68%	17.10%

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats BHP Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.