NYSE:BHP - BHP Billiton Stock Price, Price Target & More

BHP Billiton trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BHP."

BHP Billiton declared a Semi-Annual dividend on Tuesday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $1.10 per share on Tuesday, March 27th. This represents a yield of 4.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 8th. This is a boost from BHP Billiton's previous Semi-Annual dividend of $0.86. View BHP Billiton's Dividend History.

16 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for BHP Billiton's stock. Their forecasts range from $28.02 to $50.00. On average, they expect BHP Billiton's stock price to reach $40.29 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for BHP Billiton.

Some companies that are related to BHP Billiton include Rio Tinto plc ADR Common Stock (RIO), Vale (VALE), Southern Copper (SCCO), Nornickel (NILSY), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), South32 (SOUHY), First Quantum Minerals (FQVLF), Fortescue Metals Group (FSUGY), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Lundin Mining (LUNMF), Compańia de Minas Buenaventura (BVN), Vedanta Resources (VDNRF), Centamin (CELTF), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) and Nexa Resources (NEXA).

Media coverage about BHP stock has trended positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. BHP Billiton earned a media sentiment score of 0.31 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the mining company an impact score of 46.43 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

BHP Billiton's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Earnest Partners LLC (0.10%), Northern Trust Corp (0.10%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.06%), Aperio Group LLC (0.06%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.05%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.03%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for BHP Billiton.

BHP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, CQS Cayman LP, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC, Sei Investments Co., Quantbot Technologies LP, State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Scout Investments Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for BHP Billiton.

BHP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Willis Investment Counsel, Summit Trail Advisors LLC, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC, CIBC World Markets Inc., Natixis, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd and Aperio Group LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for BHP Billiton.

Shares of BHP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BHP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.02.

BHP Billiton has a market capitalization of $81.69 billion and generates $38.29 billion in revenue each year. The mining company earns $5.89 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.53 on an earnings per share basis. BHP Billiton employs 60,000 workers across the globe.

BHP Billiton's mailing address is 171 COLLINS STREET VICTORIA, MELBOURNE C3, 3001. The mining company can be reached via phone at 61-3-9609-3333 or via email at [email protected]