Rio Tinto plc with ticker (LON:RIO) now has a potential upside of 26.7% according to Jefferies.
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Jefferies set a target price of 6,400 GBX for the company, which when compared to the Rio Tinto plc share price of 5,050 GBX at opening today (11/12/2024) indicates a potential upside of 26.7%. Trading has ranged between 4,509 (52 week low) and 5,910 (52 week high) with an average of 2,364,445 shares exchanging hands daily. The market capitalisation at the time of writing is £85,597,771,120.
Rio Tinto plc is a United Kingdom-based mining and metals company. It operates in 35 countries and its portfolio includes iron ore, copper, aluminum and a range of other minerals and materials. Its segments include Iron Ore, Aluminum, Copper, and Minerals. Iron Ore segment includes iron ore mining and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. Its iron ore operations in the Pilbara comprise an integrated network of over 17 iron ore mines and four independent port terminals. Aluminum segment includes bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting and recycling. Copper segment includes mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, other by-products and licensing of extraction technologies. Minerals segment includes mining and processing of borates, titanium dioxide feedstock and iron concentrate and pellets from the iron ore company of Canada. It also includes diamond mining, sorting and marketing and development projects for battery materials, such as lithium.
Rio Tinto plc 26.7% potential upside indicated by Jefferies
- Written by: Charlotte Edwards
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Rio Tinto has named Trudi Charles as Chief Legal Officer, Governance & Corporate Affairs, succeeding Isabelle Deschamps. Charles joins from BP plc and will take up the role on 1 August 2026.
Rio Tinto kept its 2026 production guidance unchanged after reporting higher copper, iron ore and alumina output in the first quarter, despite weather-related disruption to Pilbara shipments and lower bauxite production.
Rio Tinto, the Queensland Government and the Commonwealth Government will invest to keep the Boyne aluminium smelter operating beyond 2029, supporting jobs, renewable energy supply and long-term competitiveness through to at least 2040.
Rio Tinto PLC reported a 9% increase in underlying EBITDA to $25.4 billion for 2025, supported by an 8% rise in copper equivalent production and record iron ore output from Pilbara.
Isabelle Deschamps will depart Rio Tinto in 2026 after serving as Chief Legal, Governance & Corporate Affairs Officer since 2021. The company said she will stay through at least mid-2026 to support leadership transition planning.
Rio Tinto delivered strong fourth quarter and full year 2025 production results, with copper equivalent output up 8% year-on-year.
