Anglo American (LON:AAL) Stock: Insider Duncan Wanblad Acquires 3 Shares

Key Points

• Insider purchase: Anglo American director Duncan Wanblad bought 3 shares at GBX 4,148 each, for a total of £124.44. This follows two smaller purchases in August and September.
• Share performance: AAL recently traded at GBX 4,072, near its 50-day moving average of GBX 4,067.46, with the stock ranging between GBX 2,639 and GBX 4,643.80 over the past year.
• Analyst view: Ratings are mixed—four analysts rate the shares Buy, two Hold, and one Sell—resulting in a consensus “Hold” rating and an average target price of GBX 3,921.43.

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL - Get Free Report) insider Duncan Wanblad bought 3 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,148 per share, with a total value of £124.44.

Duncan Wanblad also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 14th, Duncan Wanblad purchased 4 shares of Anglo American stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,883 per share, with a total value of £155.32.
• On Friday, August 14th, Duncan Wanblad acquired 3 shares of Anglo American stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,834 per share, with a total value of £115.02.

Anglo American Price Performance

AAL traded up GBX 12 on Friday, hitting GBX 4,072. 76,153,383 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 30,503,246. The company's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 4,067.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 3,835.66. The firm has a market cap of £43.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.95. Anglo American plc has a one year low of GBX 2,639 and a one year high of GBX 4,643.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.59.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AAL has been the subject of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Anglo American from GBX 3,160 to GBX 3,350 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on Anglo American from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,100 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 4,500 target price on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 3,921.43.

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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