Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Posted by Editorial Team on Mar 21st, 2025

Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO – Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,241.25 ($80.93).

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on RIO shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “not rated” rating on shares of Rio Tinto Group in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Rio Tinto Group in a report on Friday, December 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,400 ($82.99) price objective on shares of Rio Tinto Group in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,300 ($81.69) price objective on shares of Rio Tinto Group in a research report on Thursday, February 20th.

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Rio Tinto Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON RIO opened at GBX 4,843 ($62.80) on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 4,914.50 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 4,900.75. Rio Tinto Group has a 52-week low of GBX 4,509 ($58.47) and a 52-week high of GBX 5,854 ($75.91). The company has a market cap of £101.62 billion, a PE ratio of 9.17, a PEG ratio of -0.64 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.28.

Insider Buying and Selling at Rio Tinto Group

In other news, insider Ngaire Woods bought 516 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,820 ($62.50) per share, for a total transaction of £24,871.20 ($32,250.00). Also, insider Peter Cunningham sold 621 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 5,076 ($65.82), for a total value of £31,521.96 ($40,873.91). 14.62% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.