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AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$92.49 -1.36 (-1.45%)
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About AngloGold Ashanti Stock (NYSE:AU)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$93.37
▼
$93.37
50-Day Range
$79.71
▼
$111.93
52-Week Range
$73.40
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$129.14
Volume
77,855 shs
Average Volume
2.86 million shs
Market Capitalization
$46.90 billion
P/E Ratio
12.08
Dividend Yield
0.54%
Price Target
$118.35
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company that explores for, develops and operates gold mines. Gold is its primary product, and the company also produces silver and other by-products at some operations.

The company’s operations and projects span Africa, Australia and the Americas. Its portfolio includes mines and development projects in countries such as Ghana, Tanzania, Guinea, Australia, Brazil and Argentina.

AngloGold Ashanti was formed in 1998 through the consolidation of gold mining interests held by Anglo American in South Africa. It has since expanded its operations internationally and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AU.

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AngloGold Ashanti Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

AU MarketRank™: 
4.18333772045 of 5 stars

AngloGold Ashanti scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    AngloGold Ashanti has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    AngloGold Ashanti has a consensus price target of $118.35, representing about 26.1% upside from its current price of $93.84.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    AngloGold Ashanti has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about AngloGold Ashanti's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for AngloGold Ashanti are expected to decrease by -0.63% in the coming year, from $7.96 to $7.91 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of AngloGold Ashanti is 12.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.84.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AngloGold Ashanti is 12.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.38.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    AngloGold Ashanti has a P/B Ratio of 4.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.82% 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 1.92, 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 10.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    AngloGold Ashanti has a dividend yield of 0.50%, 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 6.50%. 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 6.32% next year. This indicates that AngloGold Ashanti will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about AngloGold Ashanti's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    AngloGold Ashanti has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for AngloGold Ashanti this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    16 people have searched for AU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added AngloGold Ashanti to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
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AU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

AngloGold Ashanti's stock was trading at $85.39 at the start of the year. Since then, AU stock has increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $93.8410.

AngloGold Ashanti PLC (NYSE:AU) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 5th. The mining company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.22. The mining company earned $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. AngloGold Ashanti had a net margin of 32.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.17%.

Top institutional shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti include Ninety One SA Pty Ltd (2.26%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (0.54%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.50%) and ARGA Investment Management LP (0.23%).
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Shares of AU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AngloGold Ashanti investors own include Barrick Mining (B), NVIDIA (NVDA), Kinross Gold (KGC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Newmont (NEM), Micron Technology (MU) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

Record date for 9/4 Dividend
8/21/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend
8/21/2026
Dividend Payable
9/04/2026
Last Earnings
11/05/2026
Today
11/11/2026
Record date for 12/11 Dividend
11/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 12/11 Dividend
11/27/2026
Dividend Payable
12/11/2026
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
Employees
38,243
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$138.00
Low Price Target
$104.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.69
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.20
Forward P/E Ratio
11.86
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$2.64 billion
Net Margins
32.63%
Pretax Margin
51.67%
Return on Equity
39.17%
Return on Assets
26.23%

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
4.79
Cash Flow
$7.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.51
Book Value
$19.64 per share
Price / Book
4.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
504,890,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$47.38 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.72

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This page (NYSE:AU) was last updated on 11/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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