In the journey to outperform the market, investors delve into the art of stock selection. Choosing the right stocks can be a powerful driver for wealth accumulation.
BHP Group Limited ADR (NYSE: BHP) closed the day trading at $47.55 down -2.16% from the previous closing price of $48.60. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.13 million shares were traded. BHP stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.75.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BHP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.20. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on October 04, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $68 from $72 previously.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BHP now has a Market Capitalization of 123732221952 and an Enterprise Value of 257353596928. As of this moment, BHP’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.768 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.964.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHP is 0.98, which has changed by -0.14447641 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BHP has reached a high of $63.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.94%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BHP traded about 3.09M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BHP traded about 2678910 shares per day. A total of 2.54B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.54B. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 3.56% stake in the company. Shares short for BHP as of 1744675200 were 12559164 with a Short Ratio of 4.06, compared to 1741910400 on 9794491. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12559164 and a Short% of Float of 0.5.
Dividends & Splits
BHP’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.48, up from 1.24 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025514405The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.23. The current Payout Ratio is 92.74% for BHP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1741305600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-06-02 when the company split stock in a 1121:1000 ratio.
