Analyst ratings
Across 9 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 5 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $104.09.
NYSE: RIO · Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Over the past week, Rio Tinto (RIO) logged about 66 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 33% bullish but is far apart: News runs 50% bullish while Reddit sits at just 20%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 5 of 9 analysts rating RIO a buy.
There is little buzz around RIO this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 56% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 20% to News at 50%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 9 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 5 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $104.09.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 23 points above the crowd average of 33%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 50% bullish while Reddit sits at 20%, a 30-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Rio Tinto (RIO) buzz held subdued around 29.7 while the price drifted up 9.0% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 2.3M shares. Updated Aug 29, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, RIO gained 1.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 33.4 and was relatively stable, swinging between 24.9 and 38.4. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 11 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (5 / 4 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 33% |
| Avg price target | $104.09 |
| Most bullish source | News, 50% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 20% |
| Sentiment spread | 30 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 66 |
| Market cap | $170.41B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 14.2 · 12.5 |
| EPS · Beta | $7.39 · 0.7 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $61.79B · 20% margin |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Rio Tinto (RIO) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 33% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 66 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Rio Tinto (RIO) is fairly quiet with 10 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 16 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 20% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Rio Tinto (RIO), averaging 33% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 50% bullish and Reddit at 20%, a 30-point spread. On the professional side, 5 of 9 analysts rate RIO a buy.
Of the 9 analysts covering Rio Tinto (RIO), 5 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $104.09. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 33% bullish.
Rio Tinto (RIO)'s cross-source average is bearish at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. X reads 30% bullish, News reads 50% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 20% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Rio Tinto (RIO) at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 20% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 50 mentions (76% of total volume). Reddit contributes 10 mentions and News contributes 6 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. RIO's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The RIO sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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