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

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,715 ($33.41).

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Citigroup restated a “top pick” rating on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 2,100 ($25.84) target price on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Thursday, October 24th.

Anglo American Price Performance

Shares of LON:AAL opened at GBX 2,455.50 ($30.21) on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,395.66 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,330.99. Anglo American has a 12 month low of GBX 1,657.60 ($20.40) and a 12 month high of GBX 2,813 ($34.61). The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.94. The stock has a market capitalization of £29.71 billion, a PE ratio of -2,361.06, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10.

Insider Transactions at Anglo American

In other Anglo American news, insider Nonkululeko Nyembezi purchased 297 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,348 ($28.89) per share, for a total transaction of £6,973.56 ($8,580.73). Company insiders own 9.78% of the company’s stock.

Anglo American Company Profile

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations, with a broad range of future development options, provides many of the future-enabling metals and minerals for a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing every day demands of billions of consumers.