Market Inference Overview -- RIO Stock

By Naomi Wentworth • Monday, June 12 12:32 • Permanent Link

Rio Tinto logged a -1.5% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $63.62 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. RIO's trading volume is 1,800,585 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,551,400.

Rio Tinto trades -15.85% away from its average analyst target price of $75.6 per share. The 4 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $67.9 to $87.0, and on average have given Rio Tinto a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in RIO, you'll want to know the following:

Rio Tinto's current price is -14.1% below its Graham number of $74.02, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Rio Tinto has moved -6.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 7.62, Rio Tinto has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
RIO has a forward P/E ratio of 15.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.21 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.05 compared to its sector average of 2.08
Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide.
Based in London, the company has 54,000 full time employees and a market cap of $103.19 Billion. Rio Tinto currently returns an annual dividend yield of 7.6%.

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