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Brief From our Editor -- Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) Stock.

Shares of Rio Tinto Plc have moved -1.4% today, and are now trading at a price of $66.1. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 1.0% change. Today's trading volume is 2,997,861 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,057,801.

Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. Based in London, United Kingdom the company has 54,000 full time employees and a market cap of $107,226,095,616. Rio Tinto Plc currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 7.3% per year.

The company is now trading -16.03% away from its average analyst target price of $78.72 per share. The 4 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $67.9 to $92.0, and on average give Rio Tinto Plc a rating of buy.

Over the last 52 weeks, RIO stock has risen 986.4%, which amounts to a 1.0% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $80.52 whereas its 52 week low is $50.92 per share. With its net margins declining an average -49.6% over the last 4 years, Rio Tinto Plc may not have a strong enough profitability trend to support its stock price.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2021-01-01 44,611,000 631,000 1.41 -92.4
2020-01-01 43,165,000 8,010,000 18.56 -44.86
2019-01-01 40,522,000 13,638,000 33.66 53.77
2018-01-01 40,030,000 8,762,000 21.89 n/a
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