Rio Tinto (RIO) Competitors

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

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

19.3% of Rio Tinto shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Buenaventura Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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 10 more articles in the media than Buenaventura Mining. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Rio Tinto and 5 mentions for Buenaventura Mining. Buenaventura Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Rio Tinto's score of 0.90 indicating that Buenaventura Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rio Tinto	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Buenaventura Mining	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 4.6%. Buenaventura Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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 stronger valuation and earnings, 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	1.51	$11.55B	$6.45	10.01
Buenaventura Mining	$1.15B	4.99	$402.69M	$1.97	11.53

Which has more risk and volatility, RIO or BVN?

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

Do analysts recommend RIO or BVN?

Rio Tinto presently has a consensus target price of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.08%. Buenaventura Mining has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential downside of 31.78%. 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)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Buenaventura Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Rio Tinto beats Buenaventura Mining on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.