BHP Billiton among highest dividend stocks in England

Huge dividend BHP Billiton

Investors in BHP Billiton can expect a huge dividend payment. Based on the recent analysts' consensus the stock now has one of the highest dividend returns of the English market. Per share the analysts expect a dividend of 173 GBp per share. BHP Billiton's dividend yield thus equals 10,57 percent. The average dividend yield of the mining companies is a low 1 percent.

Dividend returns BHP Billiton

Over the current book year the total revenue will be 43,4 billion GBp (consensus estimates). This is slightly lower than 2017's revenue of 43,64 billion GBp.

Historical revenues and results BHP Billiton plus estimates 2018

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The analysts expect for 2018 a net profit of 10,2 billion GBp. The majority of the analysts expects for this year a profit per share of 188 GBp. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio is 8,71.

Latest estimates around 1650 GBp

Independent Research, Morgan Stanley and Jefferies & Co. recently provided recommendations for the stock.

Based on the current number of shares BHP Billiton's market capitalization equals 3458,19 billion GBp. The BHP Billiton stock was the past 12 months quite unstable. Since last December the stock is 19 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 1349 and 1804 GBp. Since 2008 the stock price is almost 47 percent higher.

Historical stock prices BHP Billiton

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