BHP
BHP Billiton Ltd. ADRs, New York symbol BHP, is the world’s largest mining company, with major operations in Australia, South Africa, Chile and the U.K. It produces iron ore, coal, oil, aluminum, manganese, diamonds and titanium.
BHP is one of the blue chip mining stocks we analyze in our Wall Street Stock Forecaster newsletter.
In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, …read more »
POTASH CORP. OF SASKATCHEWAN $50 (Toronto symbol POT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 854.3 million; Market cap: $42.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.4; Dividend yield: 0.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.potashcorp.com) has risen 12% since the federal government blocked BHP Billiton Ltd.’s (New York symbol BHP) hostile, $43.33 U.S.-a-share takeover offer in November 2010 (all per-share amounts adjusted for a …read more »
BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $92 (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.8 billion; Market cap: $257.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.9; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bhpbilliton.com) makes most of its money from mining iron ore, coal and aluminum. The company now wants to raise its oil and natural gas output by 40% over the …read more »
Last week, the Canadian government said it would block BHP Billiton’s (New York symbol BHP) hostile, $38.6-billion U.S. takeover bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (New York and Toronto symbol POT).
However, under the Investment Canada Act, which governs foreign takeovers of Canadian companies, BHP now has 30 days to modify its offer so that it is a “net benefit” to …read more »
Both BHP and Alcoa have been cutting costs in response to lower prices for aluminum and other metals. This puts them in a strong position to grow when prices recover. We continue to view both as suitable choices for conservative investors who are seeking long-term gains.
BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $63 (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs …read more »
BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $63 (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.8 billion; Market cap: $176.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; WSSF Rating: Average) is the world’s largest mining company, with major operations in Australia, South Africa, Chile and the U.K. It produces iron ore, coal, oil, aluminum, manganese, diamonds and titanium.
In its latest fiscal year, …read more »
