Insider Buying: Anglo American (LON:AAL) Insider Purchases 4 Shares of Company Stock

Key Points

• Insider John Heasley purchased 4 Anglo American shares at GBX 4,148 each, totaling £165.92. He has also bought shares in August and September.
• Anglo American shares rose to GBX 4,072, with a market capitalization of £43.63 billion and a 12-month trading range of GBX 2,639 to GBX 4,643.80.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed, resulting in a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of GBX 3,921.43.

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL - Get Free Report) insider John Heasley acquired 4 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,148 per share, with a total value of £165.92.

John Heasley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 14th, John Heasley acquired 3 shares of Anglo American stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,883 per share, for a total transaction of £116.49.
• On Friday, August 14th, John Heasley bought 4 shares of Anglo American stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,834 per share, for a total transaction of £153.36.

Anglo American Stock Performance

AAL stock traded up GBX 12 on Friday, reaching GBX 4,072. 76,153,383 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,503,246. Anglo American plc has a 12 month low of GBX 2,639 and a 12 month high of GBX 4,643.80. The firm has a market capitalization of £43.63 billion, a PE ratio of -16.16, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.95. The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 4,067.46 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 3,835.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.59, a current ratio of 2.21 and a quick ratio of 1.27.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 4,500 price objective on shares of Anglo American in a report on Friday, July 31st. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on shares of Anglo American from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,100 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Anglo American from GBX 3,160 to GBX 3,350 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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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