Barrick Mining (B) Competitors

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) and BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

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

90.8% of Barrick Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BHP Group shares are owned by 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.

Is B or BHP more profitable?

Barrick Mining has a net margin of 17.46% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 0.00%. Barrick Mining's return on equity of 7.51% beat BHP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Mining	17.46%	7.51%	5.25%
BHP Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, B or BHP?

BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than Barrick Mining. BHP Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrick Mining, 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
Barrick Mining	$12.92B	2.75	$2.14B	$1.33	15.56
BHP Group	$55.66B	2.15	$7.90B	$4.40	10.75

Does the MarketBeat Community favor B or BHP?

BHP Group received 72 more outperform votes than Barrick Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.11% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote while only 56.86% of users gave Barrick Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barrick Mining	Outperform Votes 804 56.86%	Underperform Votes 610 43.14%
BHP Group	Outperform Votes 876 66.11%	Underperform Votes 449 33.89%

Do analysts prefer B or BHP?

Barrick Mining presently has a consensus price target of $24.05, indicating a potential upside of 16.19%. BHP Group has a consensus price target of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.05%. Given Barrick Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barrick Mining is more favorable than BHP Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
BHP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is B or BHP a better dividend stock?

Barrick Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Barrick Mining pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BHP Group pays out 44.8% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, B or BHP?

Barrick Mining has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to B or BHP?

In the previous week, Barrick Mining had 23 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Barrick Mining and 4 mentions for BHP Group. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Barrick Mining's score of 0.66 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Mining	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BHP Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Barrick Mining beats BHP Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.