BHP Group (BHP) Competitors $54.48 +0.13 (+0.23%) As of 03:56 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, NGD, KNF, NXE, and LEUShould 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), New Gold (NGD), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), and Centrus Energy (LEU). 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 New Gold Knife River NexGen Energy Centrus Energy Vale (NYSE:VALE) and BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations. 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 insiders and institutionals believe in VALE or BHP? 21.9% of Vale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of BHP Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to VALE or BHP? In the previous week, Vale had 8 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Vale and 10 mentions for BHP Group. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Vale's score of 0.95 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vale 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BHP Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VALE or BHP a better dividend stock? Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Vale pays out 58.5% 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. Do analysts prefer VALE or BHP? Vale presently has a consensus price target of $11.71, suggesting a potential upside of 12.43%. BHP Group has a consensus price target of $48.50, suggesting a potential downside of 10.97%. Given Vale's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vale is more favorable than BHP Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vale 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55BHP Group 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$38.06B1.24$6.17B$1.238.47BHP Group$51.26B2.69$9.02B$4.4012.38 Which has more risk & volatility, VALE or BHP? Vale has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBHP Group beats Vale on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BHP Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BHP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$138.14B$6.35B$3.54B$21.30BDividend Yield3.52%1.85%5.07%3.52%P/E Ratio12.3817.14157.3029.55Price / Sales2.69559.4013,803.1649.44Price / Cash9.5831.6624.2224.13Price / Book2.658.906.474.54Net Income$9.02B$279.20M$149.66M$999.70M7 Day Performance-2.47%0.68%2.37%0.32%1 Month Performance6.50%9.01%10.27%5.42%1 Year Performance3.73%56.37%45.69%15.36% BHP Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHPBHP Group2.639 of 5 stars$54.48+0.2%$48.50-11.0%+6.3%$138.14B$51.26B12.3890,000Positive NewsOptions VolumeVALEVale3.9551 of 5 stars$10.27+0.1%$11.84+15.4%+1.7%$46.59B$38.06B8.3564,610News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCCJCameco4.324 of 5 stars$77.54-1.4%$83.32+7.5%+95.9%$33.76B$2.29B89.132,884Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpTECKTeck Resources4.961 of 5 stars$34.21+1.3%$60.11+75.7%-27.3%$16.52B$9.96B90.037,200Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera2.6751 of 5 stars$45.52-0.4%$43.10-5.3%+21.4%$13.00B$4.23B27.258,344Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpMPMP Materials1.7199 of 5 stars$71.19-3.1%$60.63-14.8%+358.9%$12.61B$242.12M-113.00490Analyst ForecastHBMHudBay Minerals3.8984 of 5 stars$12.02+1.8%N/A+69.1%$4.75B$2.02B16.462,803Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓NGDNew Gold3.12 of 5 stars$5.90+3.9%$4.38-25.7%+159.6%$4.67B$1.03B45.391,570News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpKNFKnife River3.7643 of 5 stars$81.08+0.2%$114.33+41.0%+4.9%$4.59B$2.90B30.144,761Positive NewsNXENexGen Energy0.4457 of 5 stars$7.88+6.0%N/A+36.5%$4.50BN/A-31.5360News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpLEUCentrus Energy1.9229 of 5 stars$201.73-3.7%$202.09+0.2%+442.6%$3.67B$436.90M45.74280Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vale Competitors Cameco Competitors Teck Resources Competitors Sociedad Quimica y Minera Competitors MP Materials Competitors HudBay Minerals Competitors New Gold Competitors Knife River Competitors NexGen Energy Competitors Centrus Energy 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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