Vale (VALE) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VALE or BHP?

21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of BHP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VALE or BHP?

BHP Group received 82 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.11% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote while only 61.04% of users gave Vale an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vale	Outperform Votes 788 61.04%	Underperform Votes 503 38.96%
BHP Group	Outperform Votes 870 66.11%	Underperform Votes 446 33.89%

Do analysts rate VALE or BHP?

Vale currently has a consensus price target of $15.61, indicating a potential upside of 55.72%. BHP Group has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.08%. Given Vale's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than BHP Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vale	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
BHP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, VALE or BHP?

Vale has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VALE or BHP?

Vale has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BHP Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vale	$41.78B	1.08	$7.98B	$2.16	4.64
BHP Group	$55.66B	2.38	$7.90B	N/A	N/A

Is VALE or BHP 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
Vale	22.59%	21.07%	9.22%
BHP Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is VALE or BHP a better dividend stock?

Vale pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of $2.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Vale pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to VALE or BHP?

In the previous week, BHP Group had 2 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for BHP Group and 14 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat BHP Group's score of 0.81 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vale	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BHP Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

BHP Group beats Vale on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.