Mining Revival Initiative: The Trump administration plans to forge more 'historic deals' with the U.S. mining sector to boost critical mineral production, supporting national defense and high-tech industries, reflecting a strong commitment to domestic mining.
Investment and Partnerships: Earlier this year, the government took equity stakes in companies like MP Materials, Lithium Americas, and Trilogy Metals, aiming to reduce reliance on China and ensure self-sufficiency in critical mineral supply chains.
New Refinery Construction: Korea Zinc announced plans to build the first U.S. minerals refinery in decades with financial backing from Washington, marking a significant revitalization and investment return to the U.S. mining sector.
Project Launch Plans: The Trump administration aims to kickstart major mining projects in Alaska and Arizona, particularly in collaboration with Rio Tinto and BHP to develop one of the world's largest copper mines, further advancing domestic mining growth.
BHP
$59.19+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on BHP
Wall Street analysts forecast BHP stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BHP is 50.50 USD with a low forecast of 48.00 USD and a high forecast of 52.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast BHP stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BHP is 50.50 USD with a low forecast of 48.00 USD and a high forecast of 52.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 59.640
Low
48.00
Averages
50.50
High
52.00
Current: 59.640
Low
48.00
Averages
50.50
High
52.00
JPMorgan
Dominic O'Kane
Neutral
maintain
2025-12-03
Reason
JPMorgan
Dominic O'Kane
Price Target
2025-12-03
maintain
Neutral
Reason
JPMorgan analyst Dominic O'Kane raised the firm's price target on BHP Group to 2,300 GBp from 2,100 GBp and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.
JPMorgan
Dominic O'Kane
Neutral
downgrade
2025-10-23
Reason
JPMorgan
Dominic O'Kane
Price Target
2025-10-23
downgrade
Neutral
Reason
JPMorgan analyst Dominic O'Kane lowered the firm's price target on BHP Group to 2,100 GBp from 2,200 GBp and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.
JPMorgan
Dominic O'Kane
Neutral
maintain
2025-08-20
Reason
JPMorgan
Dominic O'Kane
Price Target
2025-08-20
maintain
Neutral
Reason
JPMorgan analyst Dominic O'Kane raised the firm's price target on BHP Group to 2,160 GBp from 2,130 GBp and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.
JPMorgan
Dominic O'Kane
Neutral
maintain
2025-08-20
Reason
JPMorgan
Dominic O'Kane
Price Target
2025-08-20
maintain
Neutral
Reason
JPMorgan analyst Dominic O'Kane raised the firm's price target on BHP Group to 2,160 GBp from 2,130 GBp and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.
About BHP
BHP Group Limited is an Australia-based resources company. The Company is a producer of commodities, including iron ore, copper, nickel, potash and metallurgical (steelmaking) coal. It is focused on offering a range of resources, which provides copper for renewable energy; nickel for electric vehicles; potash for sustainable farming, and iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. Its segments include Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal. Its Copper segment is engaged in mining of copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, and gold. Its Iron Ore segment is engaged in mining of iron ore. Its Coal segment is engaged in mining of metallurgical coal and energy coal. The Company is also focused on operating Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, and Carrapateena underground copper-gold mines in South Australia. Its operations are situated in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, rest of Asia, North America, South America, and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
