BHP Group (BHP) Competitors $56.02 +0.82 (+1.49%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.98 -0.04 (-0.07%) As of 10/8/2025 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BHP vs. VALE, CCJ, TECK, SQM, MP, HBM, LEU, NGD, NXE, and KNFShould you be buying BHP Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BHP Group include Vale (VALE), Cameco (CCJ), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), MP Materials (MP), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Centrus Energy (LEU), New Gold (NGD), NexGen Energy (NXE), and Knife River (KNF). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. BHP Group vs. Its Competitors Vale Cameco Teck Resources Sociedad Quimica y Minera MP Materials HudBay Minerals Centrus Energy New Gold NexGen Energy Knife River Vale (NYSE:VALE) and BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Is VALE or BHP more profitable? Vale has a net margin of 14.23% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 0.00%. Vale's return on equity of 18.14% beat BHP Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vale14.23% 18.14% 7.99% BHP Group N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate VALE or BHP? Vale currently has a consensus price target of $11.95, suggesting a potential upside of 7.70%. BHP Group has a consensus price target of $48.50, suggesting a potential downside of 13.42%. Given Vale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than BHP Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vale 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29BHP Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Which has more risk & volatility, VALE or BHP? Vale has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VALE or BHP? BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vale. Vale is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVale$38.06B1.32$6.17B$1.239.02BHP Group$51.26B2.77$9.02B$4.4012.73 Does the media refer more to VALE or BHP? In the previous week, BHP Group had 5 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for BHP Group and 8 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat BHP Group's score of 0.51 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vale 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BHP Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VALE or BHP? 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of BHP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is VALE or BHP a better dividend stock? Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Vale pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BHP Group pays out 53.9% 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. SummaryVale and BHP Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BHP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BHP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBHP GroupMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$140.10B$7.10B$3.76B$22.02BDividend Yield4.29%1.70%5.04%3.59%P/E Ratio12.7320.22159.0029.86Price / Sales2.77146.7624,183.3365.96Price / Cash9.46109.2826.3524.43Price / Book2.728.587.284.64Net Income$9.02B$275.71M$148.88M$1.01B7 Day Performance1.01%11.84%4.28%0.44%1 Month Performance5.34%41.04%14.44%3.13%1 Year Performance-3.73%98.56%64.72%15.30% BHP Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHPBHP Group2.52 of 5 stars$56.02+1.5%$48.50-13.4%-4.1%$140.10B$51.26B12.7390,000Analyst ForecastVALEVale3.28 of 5 stars$10.74+0.4%$11.93+11.1%+0.4%$48.75B$38.06B8.7364,610Analyst ForecastCCJCameco3.8784 of 5 stars$84.48-1.3%$89.55+6.0%+67.1%$36.78B$2.29B97.102,884Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTECKTeck Resources4.9048 of 5 stars$44.12+6.5%$56.88+28.9%-11.5%$21.19B$6.48B116.117,200Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera2.2956 of 5 stars$44.18-0.1%$45.08+2.0%+5.1%$12.62B$4.53B26.458,344News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMPMP Materials1.5376 of 5 stars$68.10-0.8%$68.33+0.3%+315.0%$12.06B$203.85M-108.10490Analyst ForecastHBMHudBay Minerals2.7917 of 5 stars$15.19+7.3%N/A+90.8%$6.01B$2.02B20.812,803Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLEUCentrus Energy1.6747 of 5 stars$315.62+3.4%$202.09-36.0%+458.8%$5.75B$436.90M71.57280Positive NewsGap UpNGDNew Gold2.6134 of 5 stars$6.94+1.6%$4.56-34.3%+166.1%$5.49B$1.03B53.391,570Positive NewsGap UpNXENexGen Energy0.1075 of 5 stars$9.02-0.9%N/A+26.9%$5.18BN/A-36.0860Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpKNFKnife River3.5052 of 5 stars$74.07+0.7%$114.33+54.4%-22.4%$4.20B$2.90B27.534,761Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vale Competitors Cameco Competitors Teck Resources Competitors Sociedad Quimica y Minera Competitors MP Materials Competitors HudBay Minerals Competitors Centrus Energy Competitors New Gold Competitors NexGen Energy Competitors Knife River Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BHP) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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