Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Receives GBX 2,715 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eight brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 2,715 ($34.35).

AAL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a GBX 2,100 ($26.57) price objective on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Anglo American from GBX 2,900 ($36.69) to GBX 2,700 ($34.16) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 9th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Anglo American

In related news, insider Marcelo Bastos purchased 1,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 24th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,131 ($26.96) per share, with a total value of £25,572 ($32,357.33). Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 1,214 shares of company stock worth $2,587,104. 9.78% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Anglo American Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of LON:AAL opened at GBX 2,354 ($29.79) on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.94. Anglo American has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,630 ($20.63) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,813 ($35.59). The stock has a market cap of £28.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,267.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,289.55 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,372.08.

About Anglo American

Anglo American plc operates as a mining company in the United Kingdom and internationally. It explores for rough and polished diamonds, copper, platinum group metals and nickel, steelmaking coal, and iron ore; and nickel, polyhalite, and manganese ores. Anglo American plc was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.