BHP Group (BHP) Competitors $51.42 -0.70 (-1.33%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.42 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 07:18 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BHP vs. VALE, TECK, CCJ, SQM, SUM, KNF, MP, HBM, NXE, and AESIShould you be buying BHP Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BHP Group include Vale (VALE), Teck Resources (TECK), Cameco (CCJ), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), Knife River (KNF), MP Materials (MP), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), NexGen Energy (NXE), and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. BHP Group vs. Vale Teck Resources Cameco Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Summit Materials Knife River MP Materials Hudbay Minerals NexGen Energy Atlas Energy Solutions BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk. Is BHP or VALE more profitable? Vale has a net margin of 22.59% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 0.00%. Vale's return on equity of 21.07% beat BHP Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BHP GroupN/A N/A N/A Vale 22.59%21.07%9.22% Which has more volatility and risk, BHP or VALE? BHP Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BHP or VALE? 3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of BHP Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer BHP or VALE? In the previous week, BHP Group and BHP Group both had 14 articles in the media. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat BHP Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BHP Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vale 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate BHP or VALE? BHP Group currently has a consensus target price of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.08%. Vale has a consensus target price of $13.26, indicating a potential upside of 31.32%. Given Vale's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than BHP Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BHP Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Vale 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Which has better earnings & valuation, BHP or VALE? Vale has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BHP Group. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBHP Group$55.66B2.34$7.90BN/AN/AVale$41.78B1.10$7.98B$2.164.67 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BHP or VALE? BHP Group received 84 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.19% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote while only 60.99% of users gave Vale an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBHP GroupOutperform Votes87566.19% Underperform Votes44733.81% ValeOutperform Votes79160.99% Underperform Votes50639.01% Is BHP or VALE a better dividend stock? BHP Group pays an annual dividend of $2.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Vale pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryBHP Group and Vale tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BHP Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BHP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BHP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBHP GroupMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$130.38B$7.21B$3.12B$20.05BDividend Yield5.74%3.93%5.15%3.65%P/E RatioN/A8.67104.0634.88Price / Sales2.3459.1925,886,820,843,820,000.0015.58Price / Cash8.5121.4724.3720.85Price / Book2.633.464.934.92Net Income$7.90B$605.28M$152.38M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.31%-3.30%-0.86%-1.05%1 Month Performance2.49%1.17%2.03%-1.39%1 Year Performance-10.98%29.53%32.57%13.93% BHP Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHPBHP Group1.2489 of 5 stars$51.42-1.3%$53.00+3.1%-10.4%$130.38B$55.66B0.0090,000Analyst DowngradeVALEVale4.5544 of 5 stars$9.78+2.1%$13.26+35.6%-24.0%$44.37B$41.78B4.5366,807Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsTECKTeck Resources3.8583 of 5 stars$43.12-1.7%$65.38+51.6%+14.3%$21.51B$11.12B65.3412,600Earnings ReportDividend CutOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCCJCameco4.3213 of 5 stars$47.22-3.8%$66.56+40.9%+11.7%$20.56B$1.92B248.562,100Earnings ReportOptions VolumeNews CoverageSQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile1.5094 of 5 stars$38.64-3.8%$45.56+17.9%-6.0%$11.04B$7.47B-34.817,682Positive NewsSUMSummit Materials2.8474 of 5 stars$52.54+0.2%$50.54-3.8%+31.4%$9.23B$2.62B64.075,300Positive NewsKNFKnife River2.2699 of 5 stars$101.88+0.5%$112.50+10.4%+47.1%$5.77B$2.83B29.194,389News CoverageMPMP Materials1.2455 of 5 stars$23.72-2.7%$22.45-5.3%+43.3%$3.87B$253.45M-43.92490Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpHBMHudbay Minerals3.6242 of 5 stars$9.14+0.7%$11.17+22.2%+41.0%$3.61B$1.69B39.722,708Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageNXENexGen Energy0.5422 of 5 stars$6.07-6.5%N/A-15.9%$3.45BN/A40.4460Options VolumePositive NewsAESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.1043 of 5 stars$21.85+3.7%$25.50+16.7%+19.1%$2.41B$613.96M27.65490Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreasePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vale Competitors Teck Resources Competitors Cameco Competitors Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Competitors Summit Materials Competitors Knife River Competitors MP Materials Competitors Hudbay Minerals Competitors NexGen Energy Competitors Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BHP) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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