RIO vs. BHP, GLEN, AAL, S32, ADT1, GFM, SVML, KMR, PRE, and SOLG
Should you be buying Rio Tinto Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rio Tinto Group include BHP Group (BHP), Glencore (GLEN), Anglo American (AAL), South32 (S32), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Griffin Mining (GFM), Sovereign Metals (SVML), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Pensana (PRE), and SolGold (SOLG). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Rio Tinto Group vs. Its Competitors
Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO) and BHP Group (LON:BHP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
In the previous week, Rio Tinto Group had 3 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Rio Tinto Group and 6 mentions for BHP Group. BHP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Rio Tinto Group's score of 0.09 indicating that BHP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Rio Tinto Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,488.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.90%. BHP Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,676, suggesting a potential upside of 39.81%. Given BHP Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BHP Group is more favorable than Rio Tinto Group.
Rio Tinto Group has a net margin of 19.84% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 14.09%. Rio Tinto Group's return on equity of 19.57% beat BHP Group's return on equity.
48.0% of Rio Tinto Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of Rio Tinto Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of BHP Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Rio Tinto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 338 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 113 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Rio Tinto Group pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BHP Group pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rio Tinto Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Rio Tinto Group has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Rio Tinto Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BHP Group. Rio Tinto Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Rio Tinto Group beats BHP Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:RIO) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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