Rio Tinto past years among better mining companies

In the recent years Rio Tinto had a very positive price momentum. Because of the huge return over the past 5 years of 34 percent the share belongs to the top of the mining companies. Shares of the sector yielded the past 5 years a gain of approximately 96 percent.

Returns Rio Tinto versus mining sector

Returns stock Rio Tinto over several periods, excluding dividend returns

Investors who invested in 2007 in the company's share now have a massive profit of 110 percent. over the past 90 days the stock made a profit of 4 percent.

Core figures European mining sector

The sector trades now at 8 times the earnings per share. The sector trades at 2,75 times the book value per share. Since 2012 the sector has plus of 96 percent and since 2007 a plus of 139 percent.

Over the current book year the total revenue will be 41,48 billion GBp (consensus estimates). This is slightly more than 2017's revenue of 40,52 billion GBp.

Historical revenues and results Rio Tinto plus estimates 2019

The analysts expect for 2019 a net profit of 9,88 billion GBp. According to most of the analysts the company will have a profit per share for this book year of 578 GBp. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio is 7,79.

Huge dividend Rio Tinto

Analysts expect a dividend of 344 GBp per share. The dividend yield is then 7,64 percent. The average dividend yield of the mining companies is a good 3 percent.

Recent target prices around 4467 GBp

RBC Capital Markets, JP Morgan and HSBC recently provided recommendations for the stock.

Rio Tinto's market capitalization is around 6045,97 billion GBp. The Rio Tinto stock was the past 12 months quite unstable. Since last May the stock is 9 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 3460 and 4791 GBp.

Historical stock prices Rio Tinto

On Sunday the stock closed at 4505 GBp.

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