GLEN vs. BHP, RIO, AAL, S32, ADT1, KMR, GFM, SVML, SOLG, and GWMO
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), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Griffin Mining (GFM), Sovereign Metals (SVML), SolGold (SOLG), and Great Western Mining (GWMO). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Glencore vs.
Glencore (LON:GLEN) and BHP Group (LON:BHP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
In the previous week, Glencore had 2 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Glencore and 2 mentions for BHP Group. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Glencore's score of -0.07 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of BHP Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 113 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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.
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 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.
Glencore received 2177 more outperform votes than BHP Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.73% of users gave Glencore an outperform vote while only 38.93% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote.
Glencore presently has a consensus target price of GBX 454, indicating a potential upside of 84.82%. BHP Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,716, indicating a potential upside of 49.97%. Given Glencore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Glencore is more favorable than BHP Group.
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.
Summary
Glencore beats BHP Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GLEN) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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