Anglo American (LON:AAL) Insider John Heasley Acquires 4 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider purchase: Anglo American director John Heasley bought 4 shares at an average of GBX 3,834, worth £153.36, following a 5-share purchase in July.
• Stock performance: Anglo American shares rose 1.9% to GBX 3,922.75, near the analyst consensus target of GBX 3,921.43. The stock has traded between GBX 2,123 and GBX 4,239 over the past year.
• Analyst view: Ratings are mixed—four analysts recommend buying, two advise holding and one rates the stock a sell—resulting in an overall consensus rating of “Hold.”

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL - Get Free Report) insider John Heasley bought 4 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,834 per share, with a total value of £153.36.

John Heasley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 14th, John Heasley bought 5 shares of Anglo American stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,618 per share, for a total transaction of £180.90.

Anglo American Stock Up 1.9%

Anglo American stock traded up GBX 72.75 during midday trading on Monday, reaching GBX 3,922.75. The company's stock had a trading volume of 10,133,527 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,064,199. The company has a market cap of £42.03 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.59. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 3,756.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 3,632.48. Anglo American plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,123 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 4,239.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AAL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on Anglo American from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,100 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 5,000 price objective on shares of Anglo American in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 4,500 price objective on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Anglo American from GBX 3,160 to GBX 3,350 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Anglo American currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 3,921.43.

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.

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