We're taking a closer look at BHP today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -2.0% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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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.
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BHP has moved 12.8% over the last year compared to 34.1% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -21.3%
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BHP has an average analyst rating of buy and is 0.5% away from its mean target price of $60.88 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $3.11
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BHP has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.7 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.47 and its forward P/E ratio is 13.7
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BHP has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of -2.66, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 6.92 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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BHP is part of the Energy sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 13.62 and an average P/B of 1.86
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BHP has on average reported free cash flows of $13.76 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 12.3%
