Glencore (GLEN) Competitors

BHP Group (LON:BHP) and Glencore (LON:GLEN) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BHP or GLEN?

48.2% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.3% of Glencore shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of BHP Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Glencore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BHP or GLEN a better dividend stock?

BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 113 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Glencore pays out -280.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BHP or GLEN?

BHP Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BHP Group	£70.41B	1.73	£9.92B	£123.55	15.48
Glencore	£297.89B	0.16	-£682.18M	-£3.57	-87.52

Which has more risk and volatility, BHP or GLEN?

BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glencore has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BHP or GLEN more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BHP Group	14.09%	18.32%	13.98%
Glencore	-0.23%	-1.22%	2.54%

Does the media refer more to BHP or GLEN?

In the previous week, BHP Group had 3 more articles in the media than Glencore. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for BHP Group and 3 mentions for Glencore. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Glencore's score of -0.06 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Glencore	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BHP or GLEN?

BHP Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,676, suggesting a potential upside of 39.96%. Glencore has a consensus price target of GBX 410, suggesting a potential upside of 31.20%. Given BHP Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BHP Group is more favorable than Glencore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BHP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Glencore	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Summary

BHP Group beats Glencore on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.