GLEN vs. BHP, RIO, AAL, S32, ADT1, SOLG, GFM, SVML, KMR, and PRE
Should you be buying Glencore stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Glencore include BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Anglo American (AAL), South32 (S32), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), SolGold (SOLG), Griffin Mining (GFM), Sovereign Metals (SVML), Kenmare Resources (KMR), and Pensana (PRE). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Glencore vs. Its Competitors
Glencore (LON:GLEN) and BHP Group (LON:BHP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Glencore currently has a consensus price target of GBX 386, suggesting a potential upside of 31.16%. BHP Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,920, suggesting a potential downside of 6.66%. Given Glencore's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Glencore is more favorable than BHP Group.
BHP Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Glencore. Glencore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 113 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Glencore pays out -280.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BHP Group pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
47.3% of Glencore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Glencore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of BHP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Glencore has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BHP Group has a net margin of 14.09% compared to Glencore's net margin of -0.23%. BHP Group's return on equity of 18.32% beat Glencore's return on equity.
In the previous week, Glencore had 2 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Glencore and 14 mentions for BHP Group. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Glencore's score of 0.21 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
BHP Group beats Glencore on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GLEN) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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