Rio Tinto Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Rio Tinto (RIO): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 0.9% short float

Options Flow▼ 4.31 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

12 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

4.31

More puts — Bearish

935 calls · 4,032 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$90

-4.1%

Highest Price Target

$97

+3.0%

Freedom Broker

Lowest Price Target

$85

-9.8%

Argus Research

Short Interest

0.9%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 9, 2026	Bernstein	Bob Brackett—	-5.0%	$89 → $90	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 24, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Alain Gabriel—	-4.5%	$90	Initiate	Overweight→Underweight
Apr 27, 2026	Bernstein	Bob Brackett—	-11.4%	$82 → $84	Maintained	Outperform
Mar 9, 2026	Bernstein	Bob Brackett—	-18.3%	$83 → $77	Maintained	Outperform
Mar 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Dominic O'Kane—	—	—	Downgrade	Overweight→Neutral
Feb 24, 2026	Barclays	Amos Fletcher—	—	—	Downgrade	Overweight→Equal-Weight
Feb 20, 2026	Freedom Broker	Vitaly Kononov—	+3.0%	$76 → $97	Maintained	Hold
Dec 11, 2025	Argus Research	John Eade—	-9.8%	$70 → $85	Maintained	Buy
Oct 28, 2025	Freedom Broker	Vitaly Kononov—	-19.3%	$68 → $76	Maintained	Hold
Jun 3, 2025	Jefferies	Chris LaFemina—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Hold
Feb 27, 2025	Freedom Broker	Vitaly Kononov—	-27.8%	$72 → $68	Maintained	Hold
Jan 6, 2025	Jefferies	Chris LaFemina—	-22.5%	$83 → $73	Maintained	Buy
Oct 16, 2024	Macquarie	——	—	—	Downgrade	Outperform→Neutral
Jul 23, 2024	HSBC	Shilan Modi—	—	—	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Jun 27, 2024	Berenberg	Richard Hatch—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Hold
May 20, 2024	Citigroup	Ephrem Ravi—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral
Oct 6, 2023	UBS	Myles Allsop—	—	—	Upgrade	Sell→Neutral