Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Takes Position in BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 13,858 shares of the mining company's stock, valued at approximately $677,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in shares of BHP Group in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in BHP Group in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in shares of BHP Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Allianz SE bought a new stake in shares of BHP Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of BHP Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. Institutional investors own 3.79% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Clarkson Capital upgraded BHP Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of BHP Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, BHP Group currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $53.00.

BHP Group Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:BHP opened at $48.93 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. BHP Group Limited has a 52-week low of $39.73 and a 52-week high of $63.21. The stock has a market cap of $124.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.12 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $47.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.23.

BHP Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. BHP Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 44.77%.

BHP Group Company Profile

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, uranium, gold, zinc, lead, molybdenum, silver, iron ore, cobalt, and metallurgical and energy coal.

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