GLEN vs. BHP, RIO, AAL, S32, ADT1, KMR, GFM, SOLG, JLP, and CAPD
Should you be buying Glencore stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Glencore include BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Anglo American (AAL), South32 (S32), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Griffin Mining (GFM), SolGold (SOLG), Jubilee Metals Group (JLP), and Capital (CAPD). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Glencore (LON:GLEN) and BHP Group (LON: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 community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
BHP Group has a net margin of 13.28% compared to Glencore's net margin of 1.97%. BHP Group's return on equity of 19.33% beat Glencore's return on equity.
In the previous week, Glencore had 1 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Glencore and 0 mentions for BHP Group. Glencore's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat BHP Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Glencore is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BHP Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Glencore. Glencore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Glencore has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Glencore received 2172 more outperform votes than BHP Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.67% of users gave Glencore an outperform vote while only 40.07% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote.
48.7% of Glencore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Glencore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 120 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Glencore pays out 3,703.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BHP Group pays out 10,526.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Glencore presently has a consensus target price of GBX 546.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.29%. BHP Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,366.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.70%. Given Glencore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Glencore is more favorable than BHP Group.
Summary
Glencore beats BHP Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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