Bhp Billiton PLCBLT:LSE

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As of May 22 2013 11:37 BST.Data delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Consensus recommendation

As of May 17, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 26 polled investment analysts covering BHP Billiton plc advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts improved on Aug 30, 2009. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to hold their position in BHP Billiton plc.

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Buy6
Outperform9
Hold9
Underperform2
Sell0
No opinion0

Research Reports

S&P Capital IQ – STARS Reports
10 pages, 18 May 2013
Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 18 May 2013
Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 18 May 2013
Directors Deals Ltd.
1 page, 26 Feb 2013

Share price forecast

Share price forecast information is not available for Bhp Billiton PLC. View Full Financials

Dividends

In 2012, Bhp Billiton PLC reported a dividend of 1.12 USD, which represents a 10.89% increase over last year. The 25 analysts covering the company expect dividends of 1.18 USD for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase of 4.91%. View Full Financials

Div growth (TTM)+10.89%
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Earnings history & estimates

On Feb 20, 2013, BHP Billiton plc reported semi annual 2013 earnings of 1.06 per share. This result under-performed the 1.14 consensus expectations of the 5 analysts following the companybut under-performed last year's results for the same period by 42.54%. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate-11.67%

BHP Billiton plc reported annual 2012 earnings of 3.21 per share on Aug 22, 2012. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+10.96%
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Revenue

BHP Billiton plc reported semi annual 2013 revenues of 32.40bn. This missed the 32.97bn consensus estimate of the 5 analysts following the company. This was 13.54% below the prior year's period results. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate-1.08%

BHP Billiton plc had revenues for the full year 2012 of 72.23bn. This was 0.68% above the prior year's results. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+6.53%
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