Compare · RIO vs VALE
RIO vs VALE
Side-by-side comparison of Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) and VALE S.A. (VALE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both RIO and VALE operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- RIO is the larger of the two at $134.16B, about 2.0x VALE ($65.45B).
- VALE has been more active in the news (8 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for RIO).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Rio Tinto Plc
- VALE S.A.
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $134.16B
- $65.45B
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Metal Mining
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2002
- News (4w)
- 2
- 8
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Rio Tinto Plc
Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company offers aluminum, copper, diamonds, gold, borates, titanium dioxide, salt, iron ore, and uranium. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters, power stations, and research and service facilities. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
VALE S.A.
Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Ferrous Minerals, Base Metals, and Coal segments. The Ferrous Minerals segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, ferroalloys, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Base Metals segment produces and extracts nickel and its by-products, such as copper, gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, and others. The Coal segment is involved in the extraction of metallurgical and thermal coal; and provides related logistic services. It also offers platinum group metals. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Latest RIO
- This Gold Miner's Margin Per Ounce Just Went From $914 to $2,401
- Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Rio Tinto with a new price target
- Rio Tinto upgraded by Berenberg
- Rio Tinto upgraded by Goldman
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Morgan Stanley
- Rio Tinto downgraded by RBC Capital Mkts
- Rio Tinto downgraded by BofA Securities
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Rio Tinto Plc
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Analyst
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Barclays
Latest VALE
- Amendment: SEC Form 6-K/A filed by VALE S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by VALE S.A.
- Director Viana Madeira Andre bought $163 worth of shares (11 units at $14.84), increasing direct ownership by 16% to 81 units (SEC Form 4)
- Accounting Officer De Souza Funo Elaine Maria bought $6,192 worth of shares (406 units at $15.25), increasing direct ownership by 1% to 32,262 units (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form 6-K/A filed by VALE S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by VALE S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by VALE S.A.
- Vale S.A. downgraded by BofA Securities with a new price target
- SEC Form 6-K filed by VALE S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by VALE S.A.