BHP Group (LON:BHP) Trading 0.1% Higher - Here's What Happened

BHP Group Limited (LON:BHP - Get Free Report) was up 0.1% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,852.50 ($24.93) and last traded at GBX 1,824 ($24.55). Approximately 612,326 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 60% from the average daily volume of 1,513,428 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,822.50 ($24.53).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on BHP shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of BHP Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 1,900 ($25.57) price target on shares of BHP Group in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BHP Group presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 2,716 ($36.55).

BHP Group Trading Down 0.8%

The firm has a market cap of £115.51 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65, a PEG ratio of -0.78 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,801.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,933.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.03.

BHP Group Company Profile

We are a world-leading resources company, focused on the resources the world needs to grow and decarbonise. Copper for renewable energy. Potash for sustainable farming. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. A resources mix for today and for the future. Our strategy is to deliver long-term value and returns through the cycle.