Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 3,165.71.

AAL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on Anglo American from GBX 4,100 to GBX 4,000 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Anglo American from GBX 2,780 to GBX 3,160 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Citigroup raised Anglo American to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,500 in a research report on Monday, February 2nd.

Anglo American Stock Performance

Shares of Anglo American stock opened at GBX 4,057 on Tuesday. Anglo American has a one year low of GBX 1,987.20 and a one year high of GBX 4,118.50. The company has a market cap of £43.47 billion, a PE ratio of -12.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 91.60, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.98. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 3,585.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 3,330.39.

Insider Activity at Anglo American

In related news, insider Anne Wade acquired 525 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,050 per share, with a total value of £16,012.50. Insiders bought 549 shares of company stock worth $1,685,981 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

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.