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.
Glencore (LON:GLEN) and BHP Group (LON:BHP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
BHP Group has a net margin of 13.28% compared to Glencore's net margin of 1.97%. BHP Group's return on equity of 19.33% beat Glencore's return on equity.
In the previous week, BHP Group had 8 more articles in the media than Glencore. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for BHP Group and 6 mentions for Glencore. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Glencore's score of 0.02 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 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.
48.7% of Glencore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Glencore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 120 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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 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 presently has a consensus price target of GBX 546.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.62%. BHP Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,366.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.95%. Given Glencore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Glencore is more favorable than BHP Group.
Glencore has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BHP Group beats Glencore on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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