RIO — Rio Tinto Share Price

As of Today at 04:56 UTC, shares in Rio Tinto are trading at 4,676.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.

Shares in Rio Tinto last closed at 4,676.00p and the price had moved by -17.22% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Rio Tinto share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -19.53% over the past year.

The overall consensus recommendation for Rio Tinto is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.

The Rio Tinto dividend yield is 6.25% based on the trailing twelve month period.

Last year, Rio Tinto paid a total dividend of $3.88, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 6.25%. We do not have any data on when Rio Tinto is to next pay dividends.

We do not have data on when Rio Tinto is to next pay dividends.  The historic dividend yield on Rio Tinto shares is currently 6.25%.

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As of the previous close price of 4,676.00p, shares in Rio Tinto had a market capitalisation of £76.09bn.

Here are the trading details for Rio Tinto: 

• Country of listing: United Kingdom
• Exchange: LSE
• Ticker Symbol: RIO

Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Rio Tinto is currently classified as a Super Stock. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.

The analyst consensus target price for shares in Rio Tinto is 5,658.53p.  That is 21.01% above the last closing price of 4,676.00p.

Analysts covering Rio Tinto currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $6.27 for the next financial year.

An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum.  Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Rio Tinto. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -8.55%.

As of the last closing price of 4,676.00p, shares in Rio Tinto were trading -3.3% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.

The Rio Tinto PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 9.87. The shares last closed at 4,676.00p. 

The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.

The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.

Rio Tinto's management team is headed by: 

• Simon Thompson - CHM
• Jakob Stausholm - CEO
• Peter Cunningham - CFO
• Bold Baatar - CEX
• Sinead Kaufman - CEX
• Kellie Parker - CEX
• Simon Trott - CEX
• Ivan Vella - CEX
• Arnaud Soirat - COO
• James Martin - CHO
• Alfredo Barrios - OTH
• Mark Davies - OTH
• Isabelle Deschamps - OTH
• Peter Toth - OTH
• Steve Allen - SEC
• Tim Paine - SEC
• Benjamin Wyatt - NED
• Megan Clark - NID
• Hinda Gharbi - NID
• Simon Henry - NID
• Sam Laidlaw - NID
• Simon Mckeon - NID
• Jennifer Nason - NID
• Ngaire Woods - NID