• Why this $1.4 billion ASX All Ords mining stock is tipped to jump 30%

    A group of five engineers wearing hard hats and some in high visibility vests raise their arms in happy celebration atop a building site with construction and equipment in the background.

    Already trading near its all-time highs, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) is unlikely to return 30% over the coming year, but this ASX All Ords mining stock is tipped to do just that.

    That’s according to the team at wealth manager Euroz Hartleys, who recently reiterated their speculative buy rating on BCI Minerals Ltd (ASX: BCI).

    In afternoon trade today, BCI Minerals shares are trading for 46 cents apiece. That’s up 27.8% since this time last year. And it gives the ASX All Ords mining stock a market cap of around $1.35 billion.

    Looking ahead, Euroz Hartleys is bullish on the potential for BCI’s Mardie Salt Project, located in Western Australia. The project covers some 115 square kilometres on the Pilbara coast. On completion, which is nearing, it will be the third-largest salt project in the world and the largest in Australia, producing 5.35 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa).

    MCI is aiming to complete construction of the Mardie Salt Project inside the next half year. First sales are targeted for the end of the first quarter of calendar year 2027 (Q1 2027).

    Should I buy the ASX All Ords mining stock today?

    BCI announced the results of its June quarter update on 20 July.

    In a report released on 11 August, Euroz Hartleys noted, “Development is now 85% complete, with $1.19bn spent to date and the remaining $258m construction cost (+ WC) fully funded by $423m of liquidity.”

    The wealth manager added:

    Importantly, BCI has commenced salt crystallisation, with 49kt of crystallised salt on hand at 30 Jun ’26, marking a key transition from construction towards operations. BCI expects to be operationally ready for FSOS in Q1 CY27, although first harvest remains weather dependent, with adverse conditions potentially delaying timing by up to 6 months.

    Summarising their buy rating on the ASX All Ords mining stock, Euroz Hartleys’ analysts said:

    At salt-only steady-state 5.35 mtpa full run-rate (from FY30 on our numbers), BCI is forecast to generate ~$250m EBITDA p.a. with a long asset life (60+yrs) given ‘unlimited’ reserves (seawater), with low sustaining capex providing strong FCF [free cash flow] generation (~$190m p.a.) and the basis for material shareholder returns (assuming 80-100% payout).

    Tolling opportunities (i.e. nearby stranded iron ore) from the spare capacity at the 100%-owned 20mtpa Cape Preston West Port offers an additional material revenue stream (>$100m p.a. potential) and SOP (and other waste stream/salt bitterns products) provide very real medium-term upside for staged earnings growth on top of the salt (+$70m EBITDA p.a.).

    Euroz Hartleys has a price target of 60 cents per share on the ASX All Ords mining stock.

    That represents an upside of more than 30% from the current MCI Minerals share price.

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  • Everything you need to know about the BHP dividend

    Flying Australian dollars, symbolising dividends.

    Owners of BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) shares can celebrate because the ASX mining share has risen 3%, and the BHP dividend has been announced.

    The company revealed that revenue grew 15% to US$58.8 billion, profit from operations increased 23% to US$23.9 billion, underlying attributable profit grew 30% to US$13.2 billion, and attributable profit rose 9%.  

    Profit generation funds the payment of dividends, so the fact that the company reported significant financial progress was a very helpful sign for the company to fund larger payouts.

    Let’s look at how big the dividend payout will be.

    BHP FY26 dividend

    The ASX mining share wants to provide good passive income payments to shareholders.

    The BHP board of directors declared an FY26 final dividend of US 99 cents, representing a 65% increase compared to the final dividend from FY25. That brought the full-year dividend to US$1.72, an increase of 56%.

    These payouts mean the business is paying a total distribution of US$8.7 billion to owners of BHP shares, representing 66% of underlying attributable profit. BHP aims to provide investors with a minimum dividend payout ratio of 50% of underlying attributable profit for every reporting period.

    Investors can utilise the dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) to receive the dividend as new BHP shares rather than cash.

    When will the passive income be paid?

    I’ll get to the dividend payment date in a moment, but first investors need to know about the ex-dividend date. Investors wanting to receive the payout need to own shares before the ex-dividend date or else they’ll miss out.

    For the FY26 final dividend, BHP disclosed that the ex-dividend date is 3 September 2026, which is just over two weeks. That means investors need to own BHP shares by the end of trading on 2 September 2026 if they want to receive the upcoming payout.

    After that date, the ASX mining share will pay its FY26 final dividend per share on 23 September 2026. That means investors only need to wait just over a month until the cash can hit their bank account.

    If a shareholder wants to participate in the dividend reinvestment plan, they have until Monday, 7 September 2026 at 5pm to make that election.

    What is the BHP dividend yield?

    At the current BHP share price and exchange rate, the final dividend of US 99 cents is approximately AU$1.39. That’s a dividend yield of 2.2%, excluding franking credits, and 3.1%, including franking credits.

    The full-year dividend of US$1.72 translates into approximately A$2.42. That equates to a dividend yield of 3.8%, excluding franking credits, and 5.4%, including franking credits.

    That’s not one of the most exciting dividend yields around, so investors may want to also consider other ASX shares that could be attractive for passive dividend income.

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  • Xero vs Zip shares: Which ASX 200 tech stock has made investors richer over the past month?

    A woman holds up hands to compare two things with question marks above her hands.

    Xero Ltd (ASX: XRO) and Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) are two of the largest fintech shares listed on the ASX. 

    Xero stands out of its cloud accounting and financial software, sticky subscriber based and huge growth opportunities. 

    Meanwhile, buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider, Zip, stands out for its financially sound business model and aggressive expansion plans.

    The other thing the two ASX 200 tech shares have in common is that they’ve both been smashed by an ongoing sector-wide sell-off, which sent their share prices crashing earlier this year.

    But over the past month, the tide has turned for one of these tech powerhouses, and investors are reaping the rewards.

    Let’s take a look.

    Which ASX tech stock has made investors richer over the past month? 

    Technology and growth shares have also come under renewed pressure recently as investors reassess valuations and risk appetite.

    Both Xero and Zip shares suffered a share price crash late last year which continued through to early-2026.

    While both stocks are still significantly lower than trading levels one year ago, when looking at the past month alone, Xero shares have far outperformed Zip shares.

    Xero shares fell to around a seven-year low of $61.58 in late July, but have rebounded strongly since. At the time of writing, the shares have recovered around 32% from that point and are changing hands for $81.17 a piece. They’re also up 19% over the past month. 

    Zip shares have had a much more volatile run. The shares dipped to an annual low of $1.45 in late-March and have rebounded around 79% ever since. But over the past month the shares have started falling again and are now down around 10%.

    What do brokers tip next for Xero shares?

    It looks like Xero shares are expected to continue their latest growth rally.

    TradingView data shows that the majority (13 out of 15) have a buy/strong buy rating on Xero shares over the next 12 months.

    The average $128.56 target price implies a potential 58% upside ahead, at the time of writing. But some think the shares have the potential to jump as much as 197% to $241.36 by this time next year.

    What do brokers tip next for Zip shares?

    While Zip shares have lagged behind Xero over the past month, the good news is that analysts forecasts are pretty similar.

    TradingView data shows that the experts are also very bullish on the outlook for Zip shares. The majority (12 out of 13) have a buy/strong buy rating on the shares. 

    The average $4.19 target price implies a potential 61% upside over the next 12 months. Although some think that Zip shares could increase another 115% to $5.59, at the time of writing.

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