Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Insider Acquires £149.52 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider John Heasley purchased 7 shares of Anglo American stock for a total of £149.52 ($202.77) on August 14th, with previous trades of similar amounts made in July and June.
• Anglo American's stock price recently declined by 2.3%, trading at GBX 2,131 ($28.90), with a market cap of £32.41 billion.
• Wall Street analysts offer mixed ratings on the stock, with one "buy," three "holds," and one "sell," while the consensus target price is GBX 2,156 ($29.24).

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL - Get Free Report) insider John Heasley acquired 7 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,136 ($28.97) per share, with a total value of £149.52 ($202.77).

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

• On Monday, July 14th, John Heasley acquired 7 shares of Anglo American stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,243 ($30.42) per share, with a total value of £157.01 ($212.92).
• On Thursday, June 19th, John Heasley acquired 7 shares of Anglo American stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,149 ($29.14) per share, with a total value of £150.43 ($204.00).

Anglo American Trading Down 2.3%

AAL stock traded down GBX 49.68 ($0.67) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 2,131 ($28.90). 106,966,352 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,233,306. The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,176.45 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,197.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.84, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.98. The company has a market cap of £32.41 billion, a PE ratio of -19.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. Anglo American plc has a one year low of GBX 1,900.01 ($25.77) and a one year high of GBX 2,999.77 ($40.68).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Anglo American from GBX 2,200 ($29.83) to GBX 2,300 ($31.19) and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 2,600 ($35.26) target price on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Berenberg Bank restated a "sell" rating and set a GBX 1,900 ($25.77) target price on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Anglo American from GBX 2,000 ($27.12) to GBX 1,900 ($25.77) and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Anglo American from GBX 1,932 ($26.20) to GBX 2,080 ($28.21) and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 2,156 ($29.24).

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.

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