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The closing price of BHP Group Limited ADR (NYSE: BHP) was $55.00 for the day, down -0.29% from the previous closing price of $55.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.15 million shares were traded. BHP stock price reached its highest trading level at $55.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $54.81.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BHP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.22 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.
Bernstein Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on September 25, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $60 to $58.
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 142569897984 and an Enterprise Value of 296183988224. As of this moment, BHP’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.322 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.03.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHP is 1.08, which has changed by -0.054657936 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23568535 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BHP has reached a high of $69.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.42%.
Shares Statistics:
BHP traded an average of 2.64M shares per day over the past three months and 2723270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 2.53B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.53B. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 3.83% stake in the company. Shares short for BHP as of 1713139200 were 9030088 with a Short Ratio of 3.14, compared to 1710460800 on 10027252.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.52, BHP has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.04. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0275562The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.22. The current Payout Ratio is 66.04% for BHP, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-03-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1709769600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-06-02 when the company split stock in a 1121:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of $0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0 and $0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.
