John Heasley Buys 5 Shares of Anglo American (LON:AAL) Stock

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) insider John Heasley acquired 5 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,842 per share, for a total transaction of £142.10.

John Heasley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, November 14th, John Heasley bought 5 shares of Anglo American stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,807 per share, with a total value of £140.35.
• On Tuesday, October 14th, John Heasley purchased 4 shares of Anglo American stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,909 per share, for a total transaction of £116.36.

Anglo American Trading Up 0.6%

AAL stock opened at GBX 2,907 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £31.03 billion, a PE ratio of -7.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.84, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.98. Anglo American plc has a one year low of GBX 1,900.01 and a one year high of GBX 3,051. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,852.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2,495.53.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on AAL shares. Panmure Gordon reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 2,500 price objective on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Anglo American from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Anglo American from GBX 2,760 to GBX 3,220 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Anglo American has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 2,603.33.

About Anglo American

Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security. Our portfolio of world-class operations and outstanding resource endowments offers value-accretive growth potential across all three businesses, positioning us to deliver into structurally attractive major demand growth trends.

Our integrated approach to sustainability and innovation drives our decision-making across the value chain, from how we discover new resources to how we mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – safely, efficiently and responsibly.