Blue Trust Inc. Has $217,000 Stock Holdings in BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP)

Blue Trust Inc. cut its position in BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) by 71.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,439 shares of the mining company’s stock after selling 10,856 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in BHP Group were worth $217,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vicus Capital lifted its position in BHP Group by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 277,953 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $13,572,000 after acquiring an additional 4,010 shares in the last quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC lifted its position in BHP Group by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC now owns 5,502 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in BHP Group by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 12,883 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $629,000 after acquiring an additional 2,044 shares in the last quarter. Portfolio Design Labs LLC bought a new position in BHP Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $231,000. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in BHP Group by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 6,498 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 850 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 3.79% of the company’s stock.

BHP Group Stock Performance

BHP Group stock opened at $51.10 on Thursday. BHP Group Limited has a 52 week low of $48.06 and a 52 week high of $63.21. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $49.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on BHP. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of BHP Group from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com cut shares of BHP Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $53.00.

BHP Group Company Profile

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.