Hantz Financial Services Inc. Purchases 29,735 Shares of BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR $BHP

Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:BHP) by 76.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 68,872 shares of the mining company’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,735 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in BHP Group were worth $4,158,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BHP. SIH Partners LLLP increased its stake in BHP Group by 937.5% in the third quarter. SIH Partners LLLP now owns 1,856,704 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $103,511,000 after purchasing an additional 1,677,739 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in BHP Group by 25.2% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,465,421 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $193,197,000 after purchasing an additional 697,316 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in BHP Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,234,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in BHP Group by 1,769.3% in the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 464,133 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $25,875,000 after purchasing an additional 439,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in BHP Group by 1.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 23,149,649 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $1,290,593,000 after purchasing an additional 307,397 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 3.79% of the company’s stock.

BHP Group Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of BHP stock opened at $84.63 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $77.55 and a 200-day moving average of $69.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.28. BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR has a 12-month low of $45.74 and a 12-month high of $91.45.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on BHP shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on shares of BHP Group from $49.50 to $48.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BHP Group in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BHP Group in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of BHP Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of BHP Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $62.33.

About BHP Group

BHP Group is an Anglo-Australian natural resources company engaged principally in the exploration, development, production and marketing of commodities. Its core businesses include the extraction and processing of iron ore, copper, metallurgical and thermal coal, nickel and other minerals. BHP operates large-scale mining and processing assets and supplies raw materials used across steelmaking, energy and industrial supply chains.

The company has a global operating footprint with significant assets and projects in Australia and the Americas, and commercial activities that serve customers worldwide.