Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO – Get Free Report) announced a semi-annual dividend on Wednesday, July 31st, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 16th will be paid a dividend of 1.77 per share by the mining company on Thursday, September 26th. This represents a dividend yield of 6.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 16th.
Rio Tinto Group has increased its dividend by an average of 1.4% per year over the last three years. Rio Tinto Group has a dividend payout ratio of 72.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Rio Tinto Group to earn $7.64 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $5.16 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 67.5%.
Rio Tinto Group Price Performance
Shares of RIO traded down $1.68 on Thursday, reaching $63.48. 3,489,219 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,702,939. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.69. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $67.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $67.00. Rio Tinto Group has a 52-week low of $58.27 and a 52-week high of $75.09.
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About Rio Tinto Group
Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals Segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum segment is involved in bauxite mining; alumina refining; and aluminium smelting.
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