BHP Group (BHP) Competitors

BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate BHP or VALE?

BHP Group presently has a consensus target price of $68.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.33%. Vale has a consensus target price of $14.38, indicating a potential upside of 56.49%. Given Vale's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.67
Vale	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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 Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vale	22.59%	21.07%	9.22%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BHP or VALE?

Vale has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BHP Group. Vale is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, 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	$55.66B	2.32	$7.90B	$4.62	11.04
Vale	$40.99B	1.01	$7.98B	$2.16	4.25

Which has more volatility & risk, BHP or VALE?

BHP Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BHP or VALE?

BHP Group received 81 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.14% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote while only 61.05% of users gave Vale an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BHP Group	Outperform Votes 871 66.14%	Underperform Votes 446 33.86%
Vale	Outperform Votes 790 61.05%	Underperform Votes 504 38.95%

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 $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. BHP Group pays out 63.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vale pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BHP or VALE?

In the previous week, Vale had 2 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Vale and 12 mentions for BHP Group. Vale's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat BHP Group's score of 0.73 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vale	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Vale beats BHP Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.