Vale (VALE) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BHP or VALE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BHP Group	$55.66B	2.28	$7.90B	N/A	N/A
Vale	$41.78B	N/A	$7.98B	$2.16	4.14

Do analysts rate BHP or VALE?

BHP Group currently has a consensus target price of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.87%. Vale has a consensus target price of $13.89, suggesting a potential upside of 55.33%. 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	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

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 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 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BHP or VALE?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BHP or VALE?

BHP Group received 82 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.14% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote while only 60.99% of users gave Vale an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BHP Group	Outperform Votes 873 66.14%	Underperform Votes 447 33.86%
Vale	Outperform Votes 791 60.99%	Underperform Votes 506 39.01%

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 5.9%. Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Vale pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to BHP or VALE?

In the previous week, BHP Group had 8 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for BHP Group and 7 mentions for Vale. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Vale's score of 0.45 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

BHP Group beats Vale on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.