Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO)‘s stock had its “sell” rating reiterated by research analysts at Liberum Capital in a note issued to investors on Friday, May 26th.

RIO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Group LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Rio Tinto plc in a research note on Wednesday, March 29th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Rio Tinto plc from GBX 4,000 ($51.69) to GBX 4,400 ($56.85) and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 15th. Barclays PLC reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 4,300 ($55.56) price objective on shares of Rio Tinto plc in a research note on Wednesday, May 3rd.

 HSBC Holdings plc reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,000 ($51.69) price objective on shares of Rio Tinto plc in a research note on Thursday, February 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,770 ($48.71) price objective on shares of Rio Tinto plc in a research note on Tuesday, February 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,552.05 ($45.90).