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

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,125.71.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on AAL. Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Anglo American from GBX 3,600 to GBX 4,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Anglo American to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,500 in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Anglo American from GBX 2,770 to GBX 2,780 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,500 target price on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Friday, January 23rd.

Anglo American Trading Down 0.1%

AAL opened at GBX 3,834 on Friday. Anglo American has a twelve month low of GBX 1,987.20 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,940. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 91.60. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3,404.32 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,205.58. The stock has a market cap of £41.08 billion, a PE ratio of -11.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.94.

Insider Transactions at Anglo American

In related news, insider Anne Wade bought 525 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,050 per share, with a total value of £16,012.50. Insiders have acquired 542 shares of company stock worth $1,657,589 over the last 90 days. 0.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Anglo American Company Profile

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.