Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) Social Stream
Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering RIO.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-22 | 5 | $75 | $71 | $73 | $81.38 | -10.3% |
| 2022-01-17 | 5 | $75 | $65 | $70 | $81.38 | -13.98% |
| 2022-01-25 | 5 | $85 | $65 | $75 | $81.38 | -7.84% |
| 2022-02-02 | 5 | $85 | $70 | $77.5 | $81.38 | -4.77% |
| 2022-02-11 | 4 | $96 | $70 | $83 | $81.38 | 1.99% |
| 2022-02-23 | 4 | $92 | $79 | $85.5 | $81.38 | 5.06% |
| 2022-03-02 | 4 | $92 | $86 | $89 | $81.38 | 9.36% |
| 2022-03-08 | 5 | $93 | $86 | $89.5 | $81.38 | 9.98% |
| 2022-03-15 | 5 | $93 | $92 | $92.5 | $81.38 | 13.66% |
| 2022-03-27 | 5 | $93 | $92 | $92.5 | $81.38 | 13.66% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 32 days, RIO's average price target has gone up $7.
Over the past 158 days, RIO's average upside potential has been 9.11%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-17 | 5 | 75 | 65 | 70.0 | 75.40 | -7.16% |
| 2022-02-02 | 5 | 85 | 70 | 77.5 | 74.29 | 4.32% |
| 2022-02-11 | 4 | 96 | 70 | 83.0 | 77.79 | 6.7% |
| 2022-02-23 | 4 | 92 | 79 | 85.5 | 77.50 | 10.32% |
| 2022-03-09 | 5 | 93 | 92 | 92.5 | 77.72 | 19.02% |
RIO Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
RIO's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 1 over the prior 21 months.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for RIO as an investment opportunity.
- In terms of how Rio Tinto Ltd fares relative to all US stocks, note that its upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 157.76% of that group.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of stocks in the large market cap category, Rio Tinto Ltd's number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 64.02% of them.
- Rio Tinto Ltd's average analyst price target is greater than 890.23% of Non-Metallic and Industrial Metal Mining stocks.
- In terms of how Rio Tinto Ltd fares relative to stocks in the large market cap category, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -14.34% of that group.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Non-Metallic and Industrial Metal Mining industry with the ratings most similar to Rio Tinto Ltd are FCX, CLF, and BVN.
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