BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) and International Tower Hill Mines (NYSE:THM) Head-To-Head Survey

International Tower Hill Mines (NYSE:THM) and BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

International Tower Hill Mines has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for International Tower Hill Mines and BHP Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Tower Hill Mines	0	0	0	0	0.00
BHP Group	0	3	2	1	2.67

BHP Group has a consensus price target of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.08%. Given BHP Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BHP Group is more favorable than International Tower Hill Mines.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares International Tower Hill Mines and BHP Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Tower Hill Mines	N/A	N/A	-$3.40 million	($0.02)	-24.80
BHP Group	$53.60 billion	2.43	$7.90 billion	N/A	N/A

BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than International Tower Hill Mines.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.6% of International Tower Hill Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of International Tower Hill Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BHP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares International Tower Hill Mines and BHP Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Tower Hill Mines	N/A	-5.82%	-5.80%
BHP Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BHP Group beats International Tower Hill Mines on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Tower Hill Mines

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is a Canada-based resource exploration company possessing a portfolio of Alaskan and Nevada based gold and base metal exploration projects. The Company is currently focused on the Livengood Gold Project located in the north of Fairbanks, Alaska. International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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. The company is also involved in the mining, smelting, and refining of nickel, as well as potash development activities. In addition, it provides towing, freight, marketing and trading, marketing support, finance, administrative, and other services. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.