Rio Tinto (RIO) Competitors

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) and Buenaventura Mining (NYSE:BVN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RIO or BVN?

Rio Tinto has higher revenue and earnings than Buenaventura Mining. Rio Tinto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Buenaventura Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rio Tinto	$53.66B	1.61	$11.55B	$6.45	10.66
Buenaventura Mining	$1.15B	5.88	$402.69M	$1.97	13.59

Is RIO or BVN a better dividend stock?

Rio Tinto pays an annual dividend of $2.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Buenaventura Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Rio Tinto pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Buenaventura Mining pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is RIO or BVN more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining has a net margin of 38.38% compared to Rio Tinto's net margin of 0.00%. Buenaventura Mining's return on equity of 9.47% beat Rio Tinto's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rio Tinto	N/A	N/A	N/A
Buenaventura Mining	38.38%	9.47%	6.65%

Which has more volatility & risk, RIO or BVN?

Rio Tinto has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Buenaventura Mining has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RIO or BVN?

Rio Tinto currently has a consensus price target of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.18%. Buenaventura Mining has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential downside of 42.10%. Given Rio Tinto's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rio Tinto is more favorable than Buenaventura Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rio Tinto	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Buenaventura Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RIO or BVN?

19.3% of Rio Tinto shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Buenaventura Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer RIO or BVN?

In the previous week, Rio Tinto had 17 more articles in the media than Buenaventura Mining. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Rio Tinto and 3 mentions for Buenaventura Mining. Rio Tinto's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Buenaventura Mining's score of 0.52 indicating that Rio Tinto is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rio Tinto	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Buenaventura Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Rio Tinto beats Buenaventura Mining on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.