Vale (VALE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VALE or BHP?

BHP Group received 83 more outperform votes than Vale when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.06% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote while only 61.17% of users gave Vale an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vale	Outperform Votes 783 61.17%	Underperform Votes 497 38.83%
BHP Group	Outperform Votes 866 66.06%	Underperform Votes 445 33.94%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VALE or BHP more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 18.72% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 0.00%. Vale's return on equity of 19.59% beat BHP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vale	18.72%	19.59%	8.54%
BHP Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings & valuation, VALE or BHP?

BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vale.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vale	$41.81B	1.22	$7.98B	$1.81	6.27
BHP Group	$53.82B	2.74	$12.92B	N/A	N/A

Is VALE or BHP a better dividend stock?

Vale pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of $2.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Vale pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk and volatility, VALE or BHP?

Vale has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VALE or BHP?

In the previous week, Vale had 2 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vale and 8 mentions for BHP Group. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat BHP Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vale	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BHP Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VALE or BHP?

Vale currently has a consensus price target of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 46.99%. BHP Group has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.09%. Given Vale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
BHP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

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