AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AngloGold Ashanti plc is a global gold mining company that explores for, develops, and operates gold mines. Its primary product is gold, with silver and other minerals produced as byproducts at some operations. The company also manages mineral exploration, mine development, processing, and related reclamation activities.

AngloGold Ashanti operates across several regions, including Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Its portfolio has included mines and projects in Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania, Australia, Brazil, and Argentina, supported by exploration programs in other prospective mining jurisdictions. The company’s operating assets include both wholly owned mines and joint-venture interests.

The company traces its history to the formation of AngloGold in 1998 through the consolidation of Anglo American’s gold interests. AngloGold merged with Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited in 2004, creating AngloGold Ashanti. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Alberto Calderón.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $103.73 to $106.40
• 50-Day Range: $74.89 to $122.98
• 52-Week Range: $62.55 to $129.14
• Volume: 2.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $52.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.01
• Dividend Yield: 0.48%
• Price Target: $111.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AngloGold Ashanti Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AngloGold Ashanti scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 139th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AngloGold Ashanti has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for AngloGold Ashanti is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AngloGold Ashanti has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AngloGold Ashanti are expected to decrease by -2.18% in the coming year, from $8.27 to $8.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AngloGold Ashanti is 14.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AngloGold Ashanti is 14.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.21.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AngloGold Ashanti has a P/B Ratio of 5.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.22% of the float of AngloGold Ashanti has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AngloGold Ashanti has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.83, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AngloGold Ashanti has recently increased by 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

AngloGold Ashanti has a dividend yield of 0.48%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

AngloGold Ashanti does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AngloGold Ashanti is 6.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, AngloGold Ashanti will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.18% next year. This indicates that AngloGold Ashanti will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

AngloGold Ashanti has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for AngloGold Ashanti this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 20 people have searched for AU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added AngloGold Ashanti to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AngloGold Ashanti insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

36.09% of the stock of AngloGold Ashanti is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AU
• CIK: 1973832
• Web: www.anglogoldashanti.com
• Phone: +4402039683323
• Fax: 27-11-637-6624
• Employees: 38,243
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AngloGold Ashanti: $111.14
• High Price Target: $134.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.46
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.64 billion
• Net Margins: 32.19%
• Pretax Margin: 51.67%
• Return on Equity: 38.77%
• Return on Assets: 25.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 2.71
• Quick Ratio: 2.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.33
• Cash Flow: $7.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.14
• Book Value: $19.64 per share
• Price / Book: 5.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 504,890,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $52.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74