BHP Billiton is a mining, petroleum and natural gas company, headquartered in Melbourne Australia. BHP is the world’s largest mining company with a history dating back to the 19th century.
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4.34 ★★★★★ |
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Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including BHP Group), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
BHP Group is a major part of the London stock exchange, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| Icon | Fund | 5-year performance | 1-year performance (to October 2023) | Link to invest |
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 | HSBC FTSE 100 (HUKX) | 22.16% | 5.39% | Capital at risk |
 | Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) | 22.05% | 5.38% | Capital at risk |
 | iShares Core FTSE 100 (CUKX) | 21.95% | 5.37% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk |
 | Xtrackers FTSE 100 (XDUK) | 21.88% | 5.39% | Capital at risk |
 | Lyxor FTSE 100 (100D) | 21.18% | 5.23% | Capital at risk |
 | Invesco FTSE 100 (S100) | 21.09% | 5.32% | Capital at risk |
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.
Over the last 12 months, BHP Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as 2017.7632 up to 2622.7803. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while BHP Group's is 0.858. This would suggest that BHP Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of 2364
| 1 week (2024-04-16) | -0.04% |
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| 1 month (2024-03-21) | 3.96% |
| 3 months (2024-01-23) | -3.37% |
| 6 months (2023-10-23) | 2.72% |
| 1 year (2023-04-23) | 0.02% |
| 2 years (2022-04-21) | -12.46% |
| 3 years (2021-04-22) | 6.85% |
| 5 years (2019-04-23) | 28.26% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the BHP Group P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
BHP Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, BHP Group shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United Kingdom stock market as of 09 November, 2023 (10). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, BHP Group's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
BHP Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping £26.9 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a BHP Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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