Insights on Investing in BHP – Analyst Perspectives

By Chris Stiles • Sunday, April 28 10:10 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Energy company BHP has moved -1.4% so far today on a volume of 4,044,756, compared to its average of 2,639,820. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

BHP trades -10.92% away from its average analyst target price of $63.35 per share. The 5 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $53.0 to $72.75, and on average have given BHP a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in BHP, you'll want to know the following:

BHP's current price is 140.7% above its Graham number of $23.44, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
BHP has moved -3.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.91, BHP has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
BHP has a forward P/E ratio of 27.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.04 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 6.91 compared to its sector average of 1.78
BHP Group Limited operates as a resources company in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, the rest of Asia, North America, South America, and internationally.
Based in Melbourne, the company has 49,089 full time employees and a market cap of $143.05 Billion. BHP currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.7%.

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