Rio Tinto Guidance, Copper Outlook Focus for Bull -- Market Talk

Dow Jones11-28

0002 GMT - Rio Tinto's 2025 guidance--especially iron-ore shipments and unit costs--will be the focus for Morgan Stanley analysts at the miner's 2024 investor seminar next Wednesday. "We see minimal risks to 2025 consensus iron-ore shipments, while we are slightly above consensus on unit costs," they say. Consensus is for annual iron-ore shipments of 338 million tons, up 2% on year. The analysts also want to hear more about Rio's copper production outlook in light of operating challenges at the Kennecott operation. They expect an annual capex budget around $10 billion will be the new normal, and "will also look for more color on the company's M&A aspirations following the Arcadium acquisition." Rio's shares appeal at current prices, and is preferred over rival BHP, they add. (rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com; @RhiannonHoyle)

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 27, 2024 19:02 ET (00:02 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Comments

We need your insight to fill this gap
Leave a comment