Rio Tinto PLCRIO:LSE

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As of May 21 2013 16:54 BST.Data delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Consensus recommendation

As of May 17, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 25 polled investment analysts covering Rio Tinto plc advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts improved on Jul 08, 2009. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to hold their position in Rio Tinto plc.

Previous recommendations
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Buy9
Outperform10
Hold5
Underperform1
Sell0
No opinion0

Research Reports

S&P Capital IQ – STARS Reports
10 pages, 18 May 2013
Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 18 May 2013
Reuters Investment Profile
12 pages, 18 May 2013
Ford Investor Services, Inc.
1 page, 17 May 2013

Share price forecast

Share price forecast information is not available for Rio Tinto PLC. View Full Financials

Dividends

In 2012, Rio Tinto PLC reported a dividend of 1.67 USD, which represents a 15.17% increase over last year. The 25 analysts covering the company expect dividends of 1.80 USD for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase of 8.02%. View Full Financials

Div growth (TTM)+15.17%
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Earnings history & estimates

On Feb 14, 2013, Rio Tinto plc reported semi annual 2012 earnings of 2.28 per share. This result exceeded the 2.16 consensus of the 3 analysts covering the companyand under-performed last year's results for the same period by 43.42%. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate-13.06%

Rio Tinto plc reported annual 2012 earnings of 5.03 per share on Feb 14, 2013. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+7.22%
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Revenue

Rio Tinto plc reported semi annual 2012 revenues of 25.63bn. This missed the 28.56bn consensus estimate of the 4 analysts following the company. This was 18.58% below the prior year's period results. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate-4.34%

Rio Tinto plc had revenues for the full year 2012 of 50.97bn. This was 15.81% below the prior year's results. View Full Annual Financials

Average growth rate+0.88%
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