BHP Billiton Limited (BHP)
71.16USD
9 Feb 2010
$3.26 (+4.80%)
$71.16
--
$71.99
$69.70
5,456,933
5,907,493
$82.74
$33.09
BHP
About
Overall
| Beta: | 1.46 |
| Market Cap (Mil.): | $198,014.09 |
| Shares Outstanding (Mil.): | 2,782.66 |
| Annual Dividend: | 1.64 |
| Yield (%): | 2.31 |
Financials
| BHP | Industry | Sector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM): | 33.90 | 5.01 | 2.48 |
| EPS (TTM): | -61.85 | -- | -- |
| ROI: | 10.14 | 1.29 | 0.28 |
| ROE: | 15.01 | 1.99 | 0.44 |
Banks help lift European shares on hopes for Greece
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares were led higher on Wednesday by financial stocks, with sentiment improving on signs the European Union may rescue heavily indebted Greece.
BHP beats forecasts, cautious on China
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top global miner BHP Billiton signalled caution over a sustained global recovery and held off from a share buyback after reporting its weakest first-half profit in four years. BHP's July-December profit nevertheless beat market forecasts and was 24 percent stronger than in the previous half, spurring the miner to raise its dividend slightly, pushing its shares up more than 3 percent.
Banks help lift European shares on hopes for Greece
* ArcelorMittal falls 6.1 percent; forecasts lower prices
FTSE led up by financials
LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index rose 0.3 percent in early trade on Wednesday, led by financials which rallied on hopes a solution to euro zone debt worries could be imminent.
FTSE up 0.3% as financials rally on euro zone hope
LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose 0.3 percent in early trade on Wednesday, led by financials which rallied on hopes a solution to euro zone debt worries could be imminent.
WRAPUP 1-China commodity trade slumps after December surge
* Holidays, data drought obscure demand estimate picture
BHP beats forecasts, cautious on China demand
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top global miner BHP Billiton signaled caution over a sustained global recovery and held off from a share buyback after reporting its weakest first-half profit in four years. BHP's July-December profit nevertheless beat market forecasts and was 24 percent stronger than in the previous half, spurring the miner to raise its dividend slightly, pushing its shares up more than 3 percent.
Greece rescue talk buoys stocks
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday after reports that Europe was close to bailing out debt-strapped Greece, coaxing investors back to riskier assets, though uncertainty kept a lid on the euro.
BHP cautious on China demand
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top global miner BHP Billiton signalled caution over a sustained global recovery and held off from a share buyback after reporting its weakest first-half profit in four years. BHP's July-December profit nevertheless beat market forecasts and was 24 percent stronger than in the previous half, spurring the miner to raise its dividend slightly, pushing its shares up more than 3 percent.
Competitors
| Price | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM.N) | $65.20 | +0.85 |
| Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSa.L) | £1,733.50 | -15.00 |
| Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSb.L) | £1,799.11 | -3.00 |
| BP plc (BP.L) | £570.70 | +7.10 |
| BP plc (BP_p.L) | -- | -- |
| TOTAL S.A. (TOTF.PA) | €41.03 | +0.50 |
| Chevron Corporation (CVX.N) | $71.31 | +1.18 |
| ConocoPhillips (COP.N) | $48.49 | +1.12 |
| Anglo American plc (AAL.L) | £2,413.00 | +52.00 |
| Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OL) | kr42.00 | +0.24 |
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