BHP Group (BHP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BHP Group Limited is a global resources company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Its principal activities include the exploration, development and production of mineral resources, with a portfolio focused on commodities that support infrastructure, electrification and economic growth.

The company is a major producer of iron ore, which it supplies to steelmakers, and copper, used in electrical equipment, construction and renewable-energy technologies. BHP has also been involved in metallurgical coal and potash, an agricultural nutrient. Its operations and development projects have spanned Australia, Chile, Canada and other international markets, with the company working through a combination of wholly owned assets and joint ventures.

BHP traces its origins to Broken Hill Proprietary Company, established in Australia in 1885. The modern BHP Group was formed through the 2001 merger of The Broken Hill Proprietary Company and London-based Billiton. Today, BHP is listed in Australia and the United Kingdom, with American depositary shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHP.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $84.33 to $85.58
• 50-Day Range: $83.09 to $98.63
• 52-Week Range: $52.18 to $98.71
• Volume: 2.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $215.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.63%
• Price Target: $78.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

BHP Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BHP Group scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 199th out of 233 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

BHP Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

BHP Group has a consensus price target of $78.00, representing about 8.0% downside from its current price of $84.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BHP Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BHP Group are expected to grow by 0.60% in the coming year, from $5.04 to $5.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BHP Group has a PEG Ratio of 11.04. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BHP Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.68% of the float of BHP Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BHP Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.25.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BHP Group has recently decreased by 6.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

BHP Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BHP Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, BHP Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 77.51% in the coming year. This indicates that BHP Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

BHP Group has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for BHP Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 18 people have searched for BHP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 8 people have added BHP Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BHP Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.02% of the stock of BHP Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.79% of the stock of BHP Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/18/2025
• Record date for 9/23 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/23/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• AGM 2026: 10/21/2026
• AGM 2026: 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BHP
• CIK: 811809
• Web: www.bhp.com
• Phone: (139) 609-3333
• Fax: 61-3-9609-3015
• Employees: 40,863
• Year Founded: 1885

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BHP Group: $78.00
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.36
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.83
• P/E Growth: 11.04
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 1.88
• Quick Ratio: 1.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $58.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.67
• Cash Flow: $7.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.71
• Book Value: $22.17 per share
• Price / Book: 3.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,540,700,000
• Free Float: 2,540,188,000
• Market Cap: $215.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.79