Analysts Set Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) PT at GBX 3,921.43

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,921.43.

AAL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on shares of Anglo American from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,100 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Anglo American from GBX 3,160 to GBX 3,350 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,000 price target on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,500 price objective on shares of Anglo American in a report on Friday, July 31st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Anglo American

In other news, insider Stuart J. Chambers purchased 487 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,725 per share, for a total transaction of £18,140.75. Also, insider Magali Anderson purchased 213 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,725 per share, for a total transaction of £7,934.25. Over the last three months, insiders bought 912 shares of company stock worth $3,398,289. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Anglo American Price Performance

AAL stock opened at GBX 4,075.30 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £43.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.59, a current ratio of 2.21 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3,766.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 3,641.59. Anglo American has a 1 year low of GBX 2,154 and a 1 year high of GBX 4,239.

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.