Stock Research: Rio Tinto

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Rio Tinto

LSE:RIO GB0007188757
27
  • Value
    32
  • Growth
    37
  • Safety
    Safety
    61
  • Combined
    27
  • Sentiment
    57
  • 360° View
    360° View
    27
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Company Description

Rio Tinto plc is a mining and metals company. It operates in iron ore, copper, aluminum, and minerals. The company operates in over 35 countries, including Australia, and Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $100,681 million, profits of $25,572 million, and revenue of $53,658 million with 60000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 27 (better than 27% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Rio Tinto are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Rio Tinto. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 57, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 57% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 61 or better than 61% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 32, meaning that the share price of Rio Tinto is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 37. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
32 31 17 45
Growth
37 41 89 25
Safety
Safety
61 64 49 79
Sentiment
57 65 96 53
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27 49 76 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
31 38 59 32
Opinions Change
66 38 97 53
Pro Holdings
n/a 73 92 94
Market Pulse
17 72 61 36
Sentiment
57 65 96 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
32 31 17 45
Growth
37 41 89 25
Safety Safety
61 64 49 79
Combined
27 37 51 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
21 6 5 9
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
41 64 51 56
Price vs. Book (P/B)
23 21 14 36
Dividend Yield
97 91 96 88
Value
32 31 17 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
39 9 28 4
Profit Growth
100 38 67 42
Capital Growth
26 89 93 78
Stock Returns
49 53 73 31
Growth
37 41 89 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
60 67 64 74
Refinancing
18 23 11 25
Liquidity
79 85 87 93
Safety Safety
61 64 49 79

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The value case is weak (expensive and low Growth Rank), but sentiment is strong and financing is safe. This scenario may indicate future growth not yet in current financials. This is a speculative choice for investors with a high-risk appetite who are betting on the positive sentiment and safe financing to sustain a long-term turnaround.

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