BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) Shares Sold by UMB Bank n.a.

UMB Bank n.a. lessened its holdings in BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) by 7.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,272 shares of the mining company’s stock after selling 277 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a.’s holdings in BHP Group were worth $160,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in BHP Group by 93.7% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 226,083 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $14,042,000 after acquiring an additional 109,337 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in BHP Group by 10.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,434,417 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $89,092,000 after buying an additional 129,908 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in BHP Group by 10.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 600,086 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $37,271,000 after buying an additional 55,095 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in BHP Group by 17.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 153,170 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $9,513,000 after purchasing an additional 22,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XY Capital Ltd raised its stake in BHP Group by 503.6% during the 3rd quarter. XY Capital Ltd now owns 921,666 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $57,245,000 after acquiring an additional 768,972 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 3.79% of the company’s stock.

BHP Group Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of BHP stock opened at $49.49 on Friday. BHP Group Limited has a 1-year low of $48.06 and a 1-year high of $63.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $50.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $125.49 billion, a PE ratio of 11.12 and a beta of 0.95.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BHP has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com cut BHP Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of BHP Group from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BHP Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $53.00.

About BHP Group

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. The company operates through Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal segments. It engages in the mining of copper, uranium, gold, zinc, lead, molybdenum, silver, iron ore, cobalt, and metallurgical and energy coal.