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BHPBHP Group LimitedSell5.8·$92.04+1.34%
BHP · Why this verdict

Why BHP Group (BHP) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.8/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

6.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E5.7
P/S7.4
EV/EBITDA6.1
Fwd P/E7.5
PEG9.4
Analyst target3.0
  • Forward P/E: 16.5x
  • PEG: 0.60

Quality

8.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE8.2
ROA8.2
Gross margin10.0
Op margin10.0
Net margin9.5
Current ratio5.9
FCF quality6.0
Moat8.2
Rule of 405.5
Piotroski F10.0
  • Strong margins: 19%
  • Earnings quality warning: 79% FCF/NI
  • Wide economic moat
  • Compounder quality: strong returns + growth

Growth

6.3/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth5.2
EPS growth7.5

Momentum

5.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.5
MACD4.0
OBV10.0
MA position9.0
Volume0.3
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

4.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating5.0
Price target2.0
erm sentiment4.8
  • Below analyst target

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

4.1/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank4.5
quality rank9.2
growth rank2.5
  • Superior ROE vs peers
  • Best-in-class margins

Technical

4.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger1.3
support resistance1.3
52w position9.6
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

6.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest9.7
days to cover4.1
volatility4.5
put call7.0
implied vol3.8
beta8.1
debt equity7.8

Catalyst

3.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
dividend safety4.8
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M
  • Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. | News modifier -1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD|L3:NEWS_MOD=-1
Passed (7)
  • MOMENTUM:5.8>=5.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:63d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-2.8=NEGATIVE
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
-2.79
Upside
-33.5%
Downside
12.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupUNKNOWN No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: MOMENTUM:5.8>=5.5. Top dim: Quality at 8.2; weakest: Catalyst at 3.6. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Quality at 8.2, Value at 6.5, and Risk (lower is worse) at 6.4; the weakest are Catalyst at 3.6, Sentiment at 4.0, and Peer rank at 4.1. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -2.79 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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