BHP Group (BHP) Competitors

BHP Group (LON:BHP) and Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) are both non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Is BHP or HL more profitable?

Hargreaves Lansdown has a net margin of 82.61% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 14.09%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 82.68% beat BHP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BHP Group	14.09%	18.32%	13.98%
Hargreaves Lansdown	82.61%	82.68%	17.10%

Do analysts rate BHP or HL?

BHP Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,920, suggesting a potential downside of 7.60%. Given Hargreaves Lansdown's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hargreaves Lansdown is more favorable than BHP Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BHP Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Hargreaves Lansdown	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BHP or HL?

35.2% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of BHP Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BHP or HL?

BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreaves Lansdown. Hargreaves Lansdown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BHP Group	£51.26B	2.06	£9.92B	£1.77	1,171.36
Hargreaves Lansdown	£764.90M	0.00	£293.20M	£0.62	N/A

Does the media favor BHP or HL?

In the previous week, BHP Group had 7 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Lansdown. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BHP Group and 1 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Hargreaves Lansdown's score of 0.00 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BHP Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hargreaves Lansdown	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BHP or HL a better dividend stock?

BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. BHP Group pays out 70.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hargreaves Lansdown pays out 6,935.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BHP Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, BHP or HL?

BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BHP Group beats Hargreaves Lansdown on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.