GLEN vs. BHP, RIO, AAL, S32, ADT1, SOLG, PRE, GFM, KMR, and SVML
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), Pensana (PRE), Griffin Mining (GFM), Kenmare Resources (KMR), and Sovereign Metals (SVML). 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
49.2% of Glencore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Glencore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of BHP Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Glencore currently has a consensus target price of GBX 386, suggesting a potential upside of 11.32%. BHP Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,920, suggesting a potential downside of 7.65%. Given Glencore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Glencore is more favorable than BHP Group.
Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Glencore pays out -72.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BHP Group pays out 70.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Glencore has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, BHP Group had 13 more articles in the media than Glencore. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for BHP Group and 2 mentions for Glencore. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Glencore's score of 0.01 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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
BHP Group beats Glencore on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:GLEN) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
