BHP Group (BHPLF) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Profitability

This table compares BHP Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BHP Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
BHP Group Competitors	-1,155,490,457,955,101,400.00%	-14.50%	-2.08%

Dividends

BHP Group pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. BHP Group pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.4% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. BHP Group lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.0% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BHP Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BHP Group	N/A	N/A	18.63
BHP Group Competitors	$169.66 billion	$267.82 million	-21.32

BHP Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than BHP Group. BHP Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

BHP Group rivals beat BHP Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About BHP Group

BHP Group Limited operates as a resources company in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, the rest of Asia, North America, South America, and internationally. The company operates through Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal segments. It engages in the mining of copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, gold, iron ore, and metallurgical and energy coal. The company is also involved in mining, smelting, and refining of nickel; and potash development activities. In addition, it provides towing, freight, marketing and trading, marketing support, finance, administrative, and other services. BHP Group Limited was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.