Rio Tinto (RIO) Competitors

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RIO vs. BVN, NUCL, BHP, WPM, and CCJ

Should you buy Rio Tinto stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Rio Tinto with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Rio Tinto include Buenaventura Mining (BVN), Eagle Nuclear Energy (NUCL), BHP Group (BHP), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Cameco (CCJ).

How does Rio Tinto compare to Buenaventura Mining?

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

Rio Tinto has higher revenue and earnings than Buenaventura Mining.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rio Tinto$57.64B2.18$9.97BN/AN/A
Buenaventura Mining$1.73B4.76$782.15M$3.858.44

Buenaventura Mining has a net margin of 47.72% compared to Rio Tinto's net margin of 0.00%. Buenaventura Mining's return on equity of 24.89% beat Rio Tinto's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rio TintoN/A N/A N/A
Buenaventura Mining 47.72%24.89%17.54%

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 is poised for long-term growth.

Rio Tinto pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Buenaventura Mining pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Buenaventura Mining pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Rio Tinto presently has a consensus target price of $101.75, indicating a potential upside of 1.52%. Buenaventura Mining has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.43%. Given Buenaventura Mining's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Buenaventura Mining is more favorable than Rio Tinto.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rio Tinto
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Buenaventura Mining
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Rio Tinto had 18 more articles in the media than Buenaventura Mining. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Rio Tinto and 1 mentions for Buenaventura Mining. Buenaventura Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Rio Tinto's score of 0.64 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
8 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Buenaventura Mining
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Rio Tinto has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Buenaventura Mining has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Rio Tinto beats Buenaventura Mining on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rio Tinto compare to Eagle Nuclear Energy?

Eagle Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NUCL) and Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) are both metals & mining companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Rio Tinto has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Nuclear Energy.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Nuclear EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Rio Tinto$57.64B2.18$9.97BN/AN/A

In the previous week, Rio Tinto had 17 more articles in the media than Eagle Nuclear Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Rio Tinto and 2 mentions for Eagle Nuclear Energy. Rio Tinto's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Eagle Nuclear Energy's score of -0.40 indicating that Rio Tinto is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Eagle Nuclear Energy
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Rio Tinto
8 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Eagle Nuclear Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.0160 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Rio Tinto pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%.

Eagle Nuclear Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rio Tinto has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

89.8% of Eagle Nuclear Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Rio Tinto shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Eagle Nuclear Energy shares are held by 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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eagle Nuclear EnergyN/A N/A N/A
Rio Tinto N/A N/A N/A

Rio Tinto has a consensus price target of $101.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.52%. Given Rio Tinto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rio Tinto is more favorable than Eagle Nuclear Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eagle Nuclear Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Rio Tinto
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Rio Tinto beats Eagle Nuclear Energy on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rio Tinto compare to BHP Group?

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

Rio Tinto currently has a consensus target price of $101.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.52%. BHP Group has a consensus target price of $62.33, suggesting a potential downside of 29.23%. Given Rio Tinto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rio Tinto is more favorable than BHP Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rio Tinto
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
BHP Group
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rio TintoN/A N/A N/A
BHP Group N/A N/A N/A

19.3% of Rio Tinto shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of BHP Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rio Tinto has higher revenue and earnings than BHP Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rio Tinto$57.64B2.18$9.97BN/AN/A
BHP Group$51.26B4.36$9.02BN/AN/A

Rio Tinto has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Rio Tinto had 9 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Rio Tinto and 10 mentions for BHP Group. Rio Tinto's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat BHP Group's score of 0.19 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
8 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BHP Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Rio Tinto pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of $2.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%.

Summary

Rio Tinto beats BHP Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rio Tinto compare to Wheaton Precious Metals?

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) and Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 65.55% compared to Rio Tinto's net margin of 0.00%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 20.20% beat Rio Tinto's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rio TintoN/A N/A N/A
Wheaton Precious Metals 65.55%20.20%19.28%

Rio Tinto has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rio Tinto$57.64B2.18$9.97BN/AN/A
Wheaton Precious Metals$2.31B24.05$1.47B$3.9630.96

19.3% of Rio Tinto shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rio Tinto pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Rio Tinto presently has a consensus price target of $101.75, indicating a potential upside of 1.52%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of $155.64, indicating a potential upside of 26.94%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Rio Tinto.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rio Tinto
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Wheaton Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

In the previous week, Rio Tinto had 15 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Rio Tinto and 4 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Rio Tinto's score of 0.64 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rio Tinto
8 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Wheaton Precious Metals
4 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 has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Rio Tinto on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rio Tinto compare to Cameco?

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

Cameco presently has a consensus target price of $147.42, suggesting a potential upside of 38.33%. Rio Tinto has a consensus target price of $101.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.52%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than Rio Tinto.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cameco
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Rio Tinto
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Cameco has a net margin of 18.38% compared to Rio Tinto's net margin of 0.00%. Cameco's return on equity of 11.05% beat Rio Tinto's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cameco18.38% 11.05% 7.65%
Rio Tinto N/A N/A N/A

70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Rio Tinto shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rio Tinto has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cameco$3.54B13.12$421.96M$1.0898.68
Rio Tinto$57.64B2.18$9.97BN/AN/A

In the previous week, Rio Tinto had 13 more articles in the media than Cameco. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Rio Tinto and 6 mentions for Cameco. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Rio Tinto's score of 0.64 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cameco
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Rio Tinto
8 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cameco has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rio Tinto has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Rio Tinto pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Cameco pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Cameco beats Rio Tinto on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RIO vs. The Competition

MetricRio TintoMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$125.78B$9.68B$4.80B$23.18B
Dividend Yield4.76%1.67%4.98%4.07%
P/E RatioN/A15.7823.5231.62
Price / Sales2.18179.885,899.21103.64
Price / Cash7.60118.9327.0624.31
Price / Book1.884.309.254.68
Net Income$9.97B$317.48M$156.93M$1.08B
7 Day Performance-3.25%4.55%2.17%-0.26%
1 Month Performance-2.95%-3.98%-2.79%2.18%
1 Year Performance76.07%89.88%56.97%24.66%

Rio Tinto Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RIO
Rio Tinto
2.7899 of 5 stars
$100.22
-2.4%
$101.75
+1.5%
+80.1%$125.78B$57.64BN/A61,000
BVN
Buenaventura Mining
3.9917 of 5 stars
$30.61
-1.2%
$44.00
+43.8%
+106.2%$7.86B$1.73B7.9515,984
NUCL
Eagle Nuclear Energy
N/A$9.13
-2.9%
N/AN/A$278.05MN/AN/AN/A
BHP
BHP Group
1.4874 of 5 stars
$83.04
-2.0%
$62.33
-24.9%
+89.4%$215.04B$51.26BN/A90,000
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.947 of 5 stars
$107.54
-4.5%
$155.64
+44.7%
+38.1%$51.13B$2.31B30.0240

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