BHP Group (BHP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BHP Group Limited is a global resources company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The company explores, develops and operates large-scale mineral assets, with core products including copper, iron ore, metallurgical coal and potash. Its commodities are used in steelmaking, construction, manufacturing, agriculture and technologies supporting the energy transition.

BHP’s principal operations are located in Australia, Chile, Canada and Brazil. Major assets include Western Australia Iron Ore, the Escondida and Spence copper operations in Chile, Olympic Dam in South Australia and the Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada. BHP also has interests in the Samarco iron ore operation in Brazil through a joint venture.

The company traces its history to the formation of Broken Hill Proprietary Company in Australia in 1885 and adopted its current BHP Group structure following the 2001 merger with Billiton. BHP is led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Henry and serves customers in markets around the world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.57 to $79.79
• 50-Day Range: $77.64 to $98.63
• 52-Week Range: $52.18 to $98.71
• Volume: 3.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $201.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.97%
• Price Target: $78.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

BHP Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BHP Group scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 189th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

BHP Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for BHP Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BHP Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BHP Group are expected to grow by 1.59% in the coming year, from $5.03 to $5.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BHP Group has a PEG Ratio of 9.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BHP Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.76% of the float of BHP Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BHP Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.37.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BHP Group has recently decreased by 8.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

BHP Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BHP Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, BHP Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.91% in the coming year. This indicates that BHP Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

BHP Group has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for BHP Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for BHP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added BHP Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 140% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BHP Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.02% of the stock of BHP Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.79% of the stock of BHP Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/18/2025
• Record date for 9/23 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/23/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BHP
• CIK: 811809
• Web: www.bhp.com
• Phone: (139) 609-3333
• Fax: 61-3-9609-3015
• Employees: 40,863
• Year Founded: 1885

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BHP Group: $78.00
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.74
• P/E Growth: 9.14
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 1.88
• Quick Ratio: 1.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $58.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.42
• Cash Flow: $7.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.96
• Book Value: $22.17 per share
• Price / Book: 3.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,540,696,000
• Free Float: 2,540,188,000
• Market Cap: $201.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.75