BVN vs. RIO, PAAS, AG, HL, EXK, CF, RPM, CRS, SUZ, and X
Should you be buying Buenaventura Mining stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Buenaventura Mining include Rio Tinto (RIO), Pan American Silver (PAAS), First Majestic Silver (AG), Hecla Mining (HL), Endeavour Silver (EXK), CF Industries (CF), RPM International (RPM), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Suzano (SUZ), and United States Steel (X). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Buenaventura Mining vs. Its Competitors
Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) and Buenaventura Mining (NYSE:BVN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Rio Tinto had 20 more articles in the media than Buenaventura Mining. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Rio Tinto and 2 mentions for Buenaventura Mining. Rio Tinto's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Buenaventura Mining's score of -0.56 indicating that Rio Tinto is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rio Tinto currently has a consensus target price of $73.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.48%. Buenaventura Mining has a consensus target price of $16.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.98%. Given Rio Tinto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rio Tinto is more favorable than Buenaventura Mining.
Buenaventura Mining has a net margin of 39.60% compared to Rio Tinto's net margin of 0.00%. Buenaventura Mining's return on equity of 9.19% beat Rio Tinto's return on equity.
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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Rio Tinto pays an annual dividend of $4.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Buenaventura Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Rio Tinto pays out 69.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Buenaventura Mining pays out 14.8% 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.
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 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Rio Tinto has higher revenue and earnings than Buenaventura Mining. Buenaventura Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rio Tinto, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Rio Tinto beats Buenaventura Mining on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:BVN) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
