Glencore (GLEN) Competitors

Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO) and Glencore (LON:GLEN) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, RIO or GLEN?

Rio Tinto Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glencore has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend RIO or GLEN?

Rio Tinto Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 6,301.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.57%. Glencore has a consensus target price of GBX 546.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.56%. Given Glencore's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rio Tinto Group is more favorable than Glencore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rio Tinto Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Glencore	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is RIO or GLEN more profitable?

Rio Tinto Group has a net margin of 18.61% compared to Rio Tinto Group's net margin of 1.97%. Glencore's return on equity of 18.25% beat Rio Tinto Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rio Tinto Group	18.61%	18.25%	9.28%
Glencore	1.97%	7.69%	4.13%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RIO or GLEN?

Glencore received 164 more outperform votes than Rio Tinto Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.67% of users gave Glencore an outperform vote while only 70.36% of users gave Rio Tinto Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rio Tinto Group	Outperform Votes 2115 70.36%	Underperform Votes 891 29.64%
Glencore	Outperform Votes 2279 71.67%	Underperform Votes 901 28.33%

Is RIO or GLEN a better dividend stock?

Rio Tinto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 341 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Rio Tinto Group pays out 7,002.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Glencore pays out 3,703.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RIO or GLEN?

Rio Tinto Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Glencore. Rio Tinto Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glencore, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rio Tinto Group	£54.04B	1.34	£10.06B	£4.87	1,190.97
Glencore	£217.83B	0.28	£4.28B	£0.27	1,870.37

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RIO or GLEN?

47.5% of Rio Tinto Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Glencore shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Rio Tinto Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Glencore shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RIO or GLEN?

In the previous week, Glencore had 4 more articles in the media than Rio Tinto Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Glencore and 3 mentions for Rio Tinto Group. Rio Tinto Group's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Glencore's score of 0.09 indicating that Glencore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rio Tinto Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Glencore	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Rio Tinto Group beats Glencore on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.