Rio Tinto (RIO) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend BVN or RIO?

Buenaventura Mining currently has a consensus target price of $16.75, suggesting a potential downside of 15.92%. Rio Tinto has a consensus target price of $73.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. Given Rio Tinto's stronger consensus rating and 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
Buenaventura Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rio Tinto	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has more risk and volatility, BVN or RIO?

Buenaventura Mining has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rio Tinto has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BVN or RIO?

In the previous week, Rio Tinto had 6 more articles in the media than Buenaventura Mining. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Rio Tinto and 7 mentions for Buenaventura Mining. Buenaventura Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Rio Tinto's score of 1.29 indicating that Buenaventura Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Buenaventura Mining	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Rio Tinto	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BVN or RIO 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
Buenaventura Mining	38.38%	9.47%	6.65%
Rio Tinto	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BVN or RIO?

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
Buenaventura Mining	$1.15B	4.38	$402.69M	$1.97	10.11
Rio Tinto	$53.66B	1.46	$11.55B	$6.45	9.69

Is BVN or RIO a better dividend stock?

Buenaventura Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Rio Tinto pays an annual dividend of $2.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Buenaventura Mining pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rio Tinto pays out 45.7% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BVN or RIO?

19.3% of Rio Tinto shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Buenaventura Mining 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.

Summary

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