Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the five research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,512.

AAL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 2,760 target price on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,600 target price on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of Anglo American to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from GBX 2,300 to GBX 3,000 in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Anglo American from GBX 2,200 to GBX 2,300 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Anglo American from GBX 2,000 to GBX 1,900 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th.

Anglo American Price Performance

Shares of LON AAL opened at GBX 2,851 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of £30.47 billion, a PE ratio of -7.31, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.84. Anglo American has a 1-year low of GBX 1,900.01 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,008. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 2,501.73 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 2,258.16.

Insider Transactions at Anglo American

In other Anglo American news, insider Magali Anderson acquired 255 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,731 per share, for a total transaction of £6,964.05. Also, insider Stuart J. Chambers acquired 642 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,731 per share, with a total value of £17,533.02. Insiders acquired a total of 1,188 shares of company stock worth $3,235,917 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.43% of the company's stock.

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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