BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) Shares Unloaded Rep. Bruce Westerman

Representative Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of BHP Group Limited NYSE: BHP. In a filing disclosed on May 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in BHP Group stock on April 21st. The trade occurred in the Representative's "FISHER IRA" account.

Representative Bruce Westerman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UniCredit OTCMKTS: UNCRY on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of CSX NASDAQ: CSX on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft OTCMKTS: SIEGY on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of GSK NYSE: GSK on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Charles Schwab NYSE: SCHW on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group NYSE: GS on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories NYSE: ABT on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Chevron NYSE: CVX on 4/21/2025.

BHP Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BHP opened at $50.82 on Wednesday. BHP Group Limited has a 12 month low of $39.73 and a 12 month high of $63.21. The stock has a market cap of $128.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.55 and a beta of 0.86. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $47.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

BHP Group Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in BHP Group by 58.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,294,562 shares of the mining company's stock worth $112,043,000 after purchasing an additional 846,963 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its position in BHP Group by 1,898.9% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 707,405 shares of the mining company's stock worth $34,543,000 after purchasing an additional 672,016 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in BHP Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,878,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in BHP Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $20,574,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in BHP Group by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 22,225,134 shares of the mining company's stock worth $1,085,253,000 after purchasing an additional 280,258 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 3.79% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BHP has been the topic of several research reports. StockNews.com cut BHP Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Clarkson Capital raised BHP Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $53.00.

About Representative Westerman

Bruce Westerman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arkansas' 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Westerman (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Westerman earned his BSBAGE in biological and agricultural engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1990 and his MF in forestry from Yale University in 2001. His professional experience includes working as a plant engineer for Riceland Foods and an engineer/forester for Mid-South Engineering Company.

About BHP Group

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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