BHP Group (BHP) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BHP Group Limited operates as a resources company in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, the rest of Asia, North America, South America, and internationally. The company operates through Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal segments. It engages in the mining of copper, uranium, gold, zinc, lead, molybdenum, silver, iron ore, cobalt, and metallurgical and energy coal. The company is also involved in the mining, smelting, and refining of nickel, as well as potash development activities. In addition, it provides towing, freight, marketing and trading, marketing support, finance, administrative, and other services. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,987 to 2,017
• 50-Day Range: 2,011 to 2,358
• 52-Week Range: 1,941.10 to 2,707.50
• Volume: 708,084 shs
• Average Volume: 2.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £100.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,689.92
• Dividend Yield: 5.68%
• Price Target: GBX 2,700
• Consensus Rating: Hold

BHP Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BHP Group scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

BHP Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BHP Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BHP Group is 1,689.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BHP Group is 1,689.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 117.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for BHP Group, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BHP Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BHP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

BHP Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.07%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BHP Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BHP Group is 9,495.80%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BHP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.27

News Sentiment

BHP Group has a news sentiment score of -0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for BHP Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

31 people have searched for BHP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 7% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BHP Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.55% of the stock of BHP Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.21% of the stock of BHP Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BHP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BHP shares performed this year?

BHP Group's stock was trading at GBX 2,689.50 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BHP stock has decreased by 26.1% and is now trading at GBX 1,988.50.
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How do I buy shares of BHP Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of BHP Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BHP Group investors own include Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Anglo American (AAL), Ferrexpo (FXPO), Glencore (GLEN), BP (BP), GSK (GSK) and Barclays (BARC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/3 Dividend: 9/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/03/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: LON:BHP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.bhp.com
• Phone: 44 20 7802 4000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 38,962
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,700
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 4,500
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,689.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.16
• P/E Growth: -0.78
• Net Income: £7.90 billion
• Net Margins: 14.10%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 19.66%
• Return on Assets: 13.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 45.26
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 1.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £56.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.82
• Cash Flow: GBX 272.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.38
• Book Value: GBX 884 per share
• Price / Book: 2.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,070,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £101.96 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.84