RIO vs. BHP, GLEN, AAL, S32, ADT1, KMR, GFM, SVML, SOLG, and KP2
Should you be buying Rio Tinto Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rio Tinto Group include BHP Group (BHP), Glencore (GLEN), Anglo American (AAL), South32 (S32), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Griffin Mining (GFM), Sovereign Metals (SVML), SolGold (SOLG), and Kore Potash (KP2). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Rio Tinto Group vs.
BHP Group (LON:BHP) and Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.
Rio Tinto Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BHP Group. Rio Tinto Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rio Tinto Group has a net margin of 19.84% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 14.09%. Rio Tinto Group's return on equity of 19.57% beat BHP Group's return on equity.
BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 113 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Rio Tinto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 338 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. BHP Group pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rio Tinto Group pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rio Tinto Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, BHP Group had 3 more articles in the media than Rio Tinto Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BHP Group and 1 mentions for Rio Tinto Group. Rio Tinto Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat BHP Group's score of -0.01 indicating that Rio Tinto Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rio Tinto Group has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Rio Tinto Group received 2017 more outperform votes than BHP Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.33% of users gave Rio Tinto Group an outperform vote while only 38.93% of users gave BHP Group an outperform vote.
48.2% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of Rio Tinto Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of BHP Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Rio Tinto Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
BHP Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,716, suggesting a potential upside of 46.81%. Rio Tinto Group has a consensus price target of GBX 6,261.43, suggesting a potential upside of 34.64%. Given BHP Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BHP Group is more favorable than Rio Tinto Group.
Summary
Rio Tinto Group beats BHP Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:RIO) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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