GLEN vs. BHP, RIO, AAL, S32, ADT1, KMR, GFM, SVML, SOLG, 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), Sovereign Metals (SVML), SolGold (SOLG), and Ecora Resources (ECOR). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Glencore vs.
Glencore (LON:GLEN) and BHP Group (LON:BHP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
47.3% of Glencore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Glencore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of BHP Group 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 14.10% compared to Glencore's net margin of -0.23%. BHP Group's return on equity of 19.66% beat Glencore's return on equity.
Glencore received 2173 more outperform votes than BHP Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.69% of users gave Glencore an outperform vote while only 39.35% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote.
Glencore has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 113 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Glencore pays out -33,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BHP Group pays out 9,495.8% 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 presently has a consensus price target of GBX 516.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.64%. BHP Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, indicating a potential upside of 32.35%. Given Glencore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Glencore is more favorable than BHP Group.
BHP Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
In the previous week, Glencore had 2 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Glencore and 3 mentions for BHP Group. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Glencore's score of 0.09 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Glencore beats BHP Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GLEN) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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