Analyzing BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) and New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC)

New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC) 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 valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

New Era Helium has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.9% of New Era Helium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of New Era Helium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BHP Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares New Era Helium and BHP Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A
BHP Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares New Era Helium and BHP Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Era Helium	$530,024.00	146.65	-$13.78 million	($0.41)	-13.10
BHP Group	$51.26 billion	2.73	$9.02 billion	N/A	N/A

BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than New Era Helium.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for New Era Helium and BHP Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New Era Helium	0	0	0	0	0.00
BHP Group	1	7	0	1	2.11

BHP Group has a consensus target price of $48.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.02%. Given BHP Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BHP Group is more favorable than New Era Helium.

Summary

BHP Group beats New Era Helium on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About New Era Helium

New Era Helium, Inc. is an exploration and production company that sources helium produced in association with the production of natural gas reserves in North America. The company was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

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.