Rio Tinto Plc: (NYSE: RIO)

$44.19

-0.70 (-1.56%)

Volume 3,997,985

May 23 04:04 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 4-Sell

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		43.51 - 44.37
	
		52wk Low - High
		41.59 - 60.45
	
		Previous Close
		44.89
	
		Avg. Volume
		3,932,296
	
		Industry
		MINING -MISC
	
		Market Cap
		63.99 B
	
		Div - Yield
		1.66 - 3.69
	
		Beta
		1.69
	
		PE (Forward)
		7.93
	
		Current Year Est.
		5.66
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                                                                        500
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            7.93
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            0.63
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            5.66
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            05-22-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            NA
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            12.60%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Rio Tinto PLC is an international mining company.  The Company has interests in mining for aluminum, borax, coal, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, silver, tin, uranium, zinc, titanium, dioxide feedstock, diamonds, talc and zircon.  RTZ's various mining operations are located in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Europe and Canada.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (03/2013)	Next Qtr (06/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	NA	NA	5.66	5.66
Number of Estimates	0	0	4	4
Low Estimate	NA	NA	5.24	4.57
High Estimate	NA	NA	6.20	NA
Year Ago EPS	NA	NA	5.03	5.66
EPS Growth	NA	NA	12.52%	-0.09%

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Average Earnings Estimates for RIO

EPS Growth for RIO

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
RIO TINTO-ADR	RIO	44.89
ANGLO AMER PLAT	AGPPY	5.18
GENERAL MOLY IN	GMO	2.03
HI-CRUSH PTNRS	HCLP	18.71
XSTRATA PLC U-A	XSRAY	2.98
ALUMINA LTD	AWC	4.03
AMCOL INTL CP	ACO	31.58
ANGLO AMER -PLC	AAUKY	12.25
ANTOFAGASTA PLC	ANFGY	29.40
APPLIED MINRLS	AMNL	1.30

Sector:Basic Materials>> Industry:MINING -MISC

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Rio Tinto Reaffirmed at Neutral

May 23, 2013

Rio Tinto Downgraded to Sell

May 20, 2013

Vale's 1Q Iron Ore Volume Drops

Apr 18, 2013

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Verizon Communications, Clearwire, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and Rio Tinto

Apr 18, 2013

Rio Witnesses Enhanced Y/Y Volume

Apr 17, 2013

BHP's Y/Y Output Improves

Apr 17, 2013

Time to Sell the Steel ETF?

Mar 28, 2013

Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal

Mar 08, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	NA
Sales	50,967
Net Income	NA
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	1.10
Price/Cash Flow	4.65
Price/Sales	NA

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News

2 Promising Metal Companies With Solid Dividend Yield - TheMotleyFool

May 23, 2013

Best Relative Performance in the Diversified Metals & Mining Industry Detected in Shares of Teck Resources (TCK, WLT, GSM, RIO, SCCO) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 23, 2013

Construction and Mining: The China Connection - TheMotleyFool

May 23, 2013

Rio Tinto Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.56% - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 23, 2013

Rio Tinto is Among the Companies in the Diversified Metals & Mining Industry With the Highest Dividend Yield (RIO, BBL, FCX) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 23, 2013

Why Will These Miners Be Slowing Growth? - TheMotleyFool

May 23, 2013

Billionaire Ken Fisher Boosts His Stake in These 4 Dividend Stocks - TheMotleyFool

May 22, 2013

3 Things to Love About Rio Tinto - TheMotleyFool

May 21, 2013

See All News Stories on RIO

Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.33
ABR (Last Week)	1.33
# of recs in ABR	12
Average Target Price	75.17
Industry Rank by ABR	219 out of 265
Rank in Industry	29 out of 39

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Day Low - High	43.51 - 44.37
52wk Low - High	41.59 - 60.45
Previous Close	44.89
Avg. Volume	3,932,296
Industry	MINING -MISC
Market Cap	63.99 B
Div - Yield	1.66 - 3.69
Beta	1.69
PE (Forward)	7.93
Current Year Est.	5.66
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

PE (Forward)	7.93
PEG Ratio	0.63
Current Year Est.	5.66
Current Quarter Estimate	NA
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	05-22-2013
EPS Last Year	NA
Expected Earnings Growth	12.60%

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Rio Tinto Plc: (NYSE: RIO)

$44.19

-0.70 (-1.56%)

Volume 3,997,985

May 23 04:04 PM ET

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Sector:Basic Materials>> Industry:MINING -MISC

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