Shares of Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTO - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,352.72 and traded as high as GBX 3,574. Antofagasta shares last traded at GBX 3,561.50, with a volume of 763,695 shares trading hands.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ANTO shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 3,700 price target on shares of Antofagasta in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut Antofagasta to a "hold" rating and lifted their target price for the company from GBX 3,165 to GBX 4,100 in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "underperform" rating and issued a GBX 2,800 target price on shares of Antofagasta in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Morgan Stanley cut Antofagasta to an "underweight" rating and lowered their target price for the company from GBX 3,070 to GBX 3,050 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "sell" rating and issued a GBX 3,100 target price on shares of Antofagasta in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of GBX 3,493.75.
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Antofagasta Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.56, a quick ratio of 2.78 and a current ratio of 2.90. The firm has a market capitalization of £36.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.08 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 3,686.48 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 3,352.72.
Antofagasta (LON:ANTO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The mining company reported GBX 129.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Antofagasta had a return on equity of 10.67% and a net margin of 15.90%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Antofagasta plc will post 87.0403995 earnings per share for the current year.
About Antofagasta
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Antofagasta plc is a copper mining group with significant by-product production and interests in transportation. The Group creates value for its stakeholders through the discovery, development and operation of copper mines. The Group is committed to generating value in a safe and sustainable way throughout the commodity cycle.
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