BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) & International Tower Hill Mines (NYSE:THM) Head-To-Head Review

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 risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BHP Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for International Tower Hill Mines and BHP Group, as provided 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, suggesting a potential upside of 2.77%. Given BHP Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BHP Group is more favorable than International Tower Hill Mines.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares International Tower Hill Mines and BHP Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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	$55.66 billion	2.35	$7.90 billion	N/A	N/A

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

Volatility and Risk

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

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.