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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$236.06
+0.4%
$237.14
$212.24
$307.71
$52.48B0.811.72 million shs1.25 million shs
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$50.48
+2.2%
$44.47
$32.83
$52.42
$70.86B2.0414.00 million shs19.04 million shs
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
$68.23
+0.7%
$64.86
$58.27
$75.09
$85.46B0.72.98 million shs3.02 million shs
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
$12.28
+1.8%
$12.54
$11.52
$16.08
$55.05B0.9726.99 million shs21.41 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
+0.14%+0.87%-1.19%-10.24%-17.72%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
+2.40%-1.52%+10.35%+24.75%+32.51%
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
-0.54%+1.63%+9.02%-4.24%+7.69%
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
-2.43%+1.90%+0.33%-14.86%-13.14%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
4.6363 of 5 stars
3.23.04.20.82.41.72.5
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
4.1649 of 5 stars
2.33.01.70.03.71.73.1
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
1.1942 of 5 stars
1.44.02.50.03.40.00.6
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
4.0618 of 5 stars
4.23.03.30.03.60.01.3

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
2.40
Hold$276.3617.07% Upside
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
2.64
Moderate Buy$50.07-0.81% Downside
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
2.80
Moderate Buy$72.005.53% Upside
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
2.45
Hold$16.6735.74% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest APD, VALE, FCX, and RIO Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/25/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
Argus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$44.00 ➝ $54.00
4/24/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
Raymond James
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$49.50 ➝ $54.00
4/24/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
Scotiabank
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Lower Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$55.00 ➝ $53.00
4/24/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$52.00 ➝ $51.00
4/23/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
Bernstein Bank
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$52.00 ➝ $52.50
4/23/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
HSBC
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$39.00 ➝ $45.00
4/17/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$43.00 ➝ $52.00
4/16/2024
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$16.00 ➝ $17.00
4/12/2024
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$20.50 ➝ $20.00
4/10/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$260.00 ➝ $285.00
4/9/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$48.00 ➝ $55.00
(Data available from 4/26/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$12.60B4.16$17.75 per share13.30$70.50 per share3.35
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$22.86B3.17$3.13 per share16.14$19.59 per share2.58
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
$54.04B1.58$13.67 per share4.99$45.03 per share1.52
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
$41.78B1.32$2.45 per share5.02$9.14 per share1.34

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$2.30B$10.4822.5217.512.5818.82%16.84%8.24%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$1.85B$1.1344.6722.242.216.97%7.17%3.70%7/18/2024 (Estimated)
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
$10.06BN/A0.009.253.11N/AN/AN/AN/A
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
$7.98B$1.836.715.565.2919.10%20.00%8.82%N/A

Latest APD, VALE, FCX, and RIO Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2024N/A
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$2.73N/A-$2.73N/AN/AN/A  
4/23/2024Q1 24
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$0.27$0.32+$0.05$0.32$5.70 billion$6.32 billion    
2/22/2024Q4 2023
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
$1.04$0.56-$0.48$0.56$12.95 billion$13.05 billion    
2/5/202412/31/2023
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$3.00$2.82-$0.18$2.91$3.20 billion$3.00 billion      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$7.083.00%+9.31%67.56%49 Years
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
$0.300.59%+128.94%26.55%N/A
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
$5.157.55%+1.36%N/A1 Years
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
$1.189.61%-8.14%64.48%1 Years

Latest APD, VALE, FCX, and RIO Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/27/2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
quarterly$0.151.34%4/12/20244/15/20245/1/2024
2/21/2024
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
semi-annual$2.586.6%3/7/20243/8/20244/18/2024
2/23/2024
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
semi-annual$0.31829.7%3/12/20243/13/20243/26/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
0.74
1.81
1.58
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
0.31
2.35
1.38
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
0.23
1.69
1.17
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
0.38
1.28
0.96

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
81.66%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
80.77%
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
19.33%
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
21.85%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
0.41%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
0.78%
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
N/A
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
N/A

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
23,000222.30 million221.39 millionOptionable
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. stock logo
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
27,2001.43 billion1.42 billionOptionable
Rio Tinto Group stock logo
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
57,0001.25 billionN/AOptionable
Vale S.A. stock logo
VALE
Vale
64,5164.48 billion4.48 billionOptionable

APD, VALE, FCX, and RIO Headlines

SourceHeadline
Verify Smart (OTCMKTS:VSMR) & Vale (NYSE:VALE) Critical AnalysisVerify Smart (OTCMKTS:VSMR) & Vale (NYSE:VALE) Critical Analysis
americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 2:32 AM
Brazils Vale sees no impact from BHP-Anglo American deal on Minas-Rio projectBrazil's Vale sees no impact from BHP-Anglo American deal on Minas-Rio project
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 1:18 PM
VLO Stock Earnings: Valero Energy Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024VLO Stock Earnings: Valero Energy Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024
investorplace.com - April 25 at 12:10 PM
Vale S.A. 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationVale S.A. 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
seekingalpha.com - April 25 at 10:09 AM
3 Underappreciated Blue-Chip Dividend Stocks to Buy Under $203 Underappreciated Blue-Chip Dividend Stocks to Buy Under $20
investorplace.com - April 24 at 2:38 PM
Vale SA earnings preview: what to expectVale SA earnings preview: what to expect
markets.businessinsider.com - April 23 at 9:13 AM
Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) is Moneda S.A. Administradora General de Fondos Largest PositionVale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) is Moneda S.A. Administradora General de Fondos' Largest Position
marketbeat.com - April 20 at 6:51 PM
Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by AnalystsVale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts
americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 4:34 AM
BHPs Iron Ore Q3 Output Up 3% Y/Y, FY24 View MaintainedBHP's Iron Ore Q3 Output Up 3% Y/Y, FY24 View Maintained
zacks.com - April 19 at 4:36 PM
VALE S.A. (VALE) Stock Moves -0.08%: What You Should KnowVALE S.A. (VALE) Stock Moves -0.08%: What You Should Know
finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 12:10 AM
Is Vale SA’s stock finally ready for takeoff?Is Vale SA’s stock finally ready for takeoff?
invezz.com - April 18 at 2:09 PM
Ninety One UK Ltd Boosts Stock Position in Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE)Ninety One UK Ltd Boosts Stock Position in Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE)
marketbeat.com - April 18 at 1:50 PM
Vale Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings: Whats in the Offing?Vale Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing?
zacks.com - April 18 at 1:41 PM
Is Vale SAs stock finally ready for takeoff?Is Vale SA's stock finally ready for takeoff?
invezz.com - April 18 at 10:16 AM
Vale (NYSE:VALE) Hits New 12-Month Low at $11.52Vale (NYSE:VALE) Hits New 12-Month Low at $11.52
americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 6:10 AM
Vale (NYSE:VALE) Shares Gap Up  Following Analyst UpgradeVale (NYSE:VALE) Shares Gap Up Following Analyst Upgrade
americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 1:12 AM
Vale tops estimates with improved operationsVale tops estimates with improved operations
thestar.com.my - April 17 at 10:20 PM
VALEs Q1 Iron Ore & Copper Output Increase Y/Y, Nickel LagsVALE's Q1 Iron Ore & Copper Output Increase Y/Y, Nickel Lags
zacks.com - April 17 at 12:45 PM
Scotiabank Keeps Their Hold Rating on Vale SA (VALE)Scotiabank Keeps Their Hold Rating on Vale SA (VALE)
markets.businessinsider.com - April 17 at 12:19 PM
Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) Shares Bought by Mackenzie Financial CorpVale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) Shares Bought by Mackenzie Financial Corp
marketbeat.com - April 17 at 7:17 AM
Vale (NYSE:VALE) Given New $17.00 Price Target at BarclaysVale (NYSE:VALE) Given New $17.00 Price Target at Barclays
americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 3:48 AM
Vale’s Iron Ore Output Tops Estimates on Mine PerformanceVale’s Iron Ore Output Tops Estimates on Mine Performance
finance.yahoo.com - April 16 at 9:17 PM
Vales Failures Dont Make It UninvestableVale's Failures Don't Make It Uninvestable
seekingalpha.com - April 15 at 12:26 PM
Qatar U-23 coach Vale targets Paris Olympics qualificationQatar U-23 coach Vale targets Paris Olympics qualification
gulf-times.com - April 14 at 8:29 PM

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Company Descriptions

Air Products and Chemicals logo

Air Products and Chemicals

NYSE:APD
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Freeport-McMoRan logo

Freeport-McMoRan

NYSE:FCX
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. The company was formerly known as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and changed its name to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in July 2014. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Rio Tinto Group logo

Rio Tinto Group

NYSE:RIO
Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals Segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum segment is involved in bauxite mining; alumina refining; and aluminium smelting. The Copper segment engages in mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products and exploration activities. The Minerals segment is involved in mining and processing of borates, titanium dioxide feedstock, and iron concentrate and pellets; diamond mining, sorting, and marketing; and development projects for battery materials, such as lithium. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines; and refineries, smelters, processing plants and power, and shipping facilities. Rio Tinto Group was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Vale logo

Vale

NYSE:VALE
Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Energy Transition Materials segment produces and extracts nickel used to produce stainless steel, electric vehicles, and metal alloys; and its by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, platinum, and others, as well as copper used in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.