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How BHP Group Shares Look After Recent Performance

BHP Group (ASX:BHP) has drawn fresh attention after a strong past year, with a 50.3% total return and share price gains over the past month and the past 3 months.

See our latest analysis for BHP Group.

The recent 1 day share price return of 2.27% takes BHP Group to A$54.94. The 30 day share price return of 4.53% and year to date share price return of 20.06% sit alongside a 1 year total shareholder return of 50.28%, pointing to momentum that has built over time rather than just a short term move.

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With BHP Group trading around A$54.94 after a 50.28% 1 year total return and sitting above the current analyst price target, investors may ask whether this is a buying opportunity or whether the market is already pricing in future growth.

Most Popular Narrative: 100% Undervalued

According to Bailey, the most followed narrative puts BHP Group’s fair value at A$55.50, slightly above the last close at A$54.94 and framing the recent strength as still within range of that estimate.

CatalystsWhat are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?

• Data Center and AI-Driven Copper Demand: Beyond general electrification, the explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers is creating a new, capital-intensive source of demand for copper. BHP’s high-quality copper portfolio (including Escondida and Copper South Australia) is positioned to serve this sector, which requires significant copper cabling and power infrastructure, potentially tightening the global supply deficit sooner than expected.

Read the complete narrative.

The copper story here is more than a simple electrification theme. It rests on specific views around long run demand from power hungry data centers, how much BHP can supply into that market, and the impact on long term cash flow and valuation multiples. The full narrative joins those moving parts into one pricing case, including assumptions on volumes, pricing and capital spend.

Result: Fair Value of A$55.50 (ABOUT RIGHT)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.

However, this copper and potash story can be knocked off course if Chinese steel demand weakens further or big projects like Jansen encounter higher costs and delays.

Find out about the key risks to this BHP Group narrative.

Another View: Cash Flows Paint A Tougher Picture

While Bailey’s narrative lands on a fair value of A$55.50, our DCF model points in a different direction. On this view, BHP Group at A$54.94 is trading above an estimated future cash flow value of A$39.62, which suggests overvaluation rather than underpricing.

For anyone weighing story versus spreadsheets, the key question is simple: which lens do you trust more when the narrative and the cash flows disagree, and how much risk are you willing to take that the higher number is right?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

BHP Discounted Cash Flow as at May 2026

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Next Steps

With the narratives pulling in different directions, the real question is what you think the balance of risk and reward looks like here. Move quickly, review the data for yourself, and weigh both sides with the help of 1 key reward and 1 important warning sign

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Companies discussed in this article include BHP.AX.

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