BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) Holdings Lifted by Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) by 20.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,246 shares of the mining company’s stock after buying an additional 2,217 shares during the period. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in BHP Group were worth $647,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BHP. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in BHP Group by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,944,876 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $1,362,996,000 after acquiring an additional 633,290 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of BHP Group by 13.0% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,603,624 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $348,041,000 after purchasing an additional 642,765 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in BHP Group by 532.2% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,353,268 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $134,442,000 after purchasing an additional 1,981,008 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its position in BHP Group by 10.0% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, XY Capital Ltd increased 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 valued at $57,245,000 after buying an additional 768,972 shares during the period. 3.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

BHP Group Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of BHP opened at $50.06 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $50.87 and its 200-day moving average is $54.21. BHP Group Limited has a 12-month low of $48.06 and a 12-month high of $63.21.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on BHP shares. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of BHP Group from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com cut BHP Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.