Antofagasta (ANTO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 3,823 to 4,100
• 50-Day Range: 3,142 to 4,299
• 52-Week Range: 1,675.50 to 4,475
• Volume: 336.96 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £37.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.40
• Dividend Yield: 1.21%
• Price Target: GBX 3,493.75
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Antofagasta Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Antofagasta scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Antofagasta has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Antofagasta has a consensus price target of GBX 3,493.75, representing about 8.8% downside from its current price of GBX 3,828.94.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Antofagasta has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Antofagasta is 28.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Antofagasta is 28.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Antofagasta, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Antofagasta has a P/B Ratio of 3.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ANTO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Antofagasta pays a meaningful dividend of 1.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Antofagasta does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Antofagasta is 29.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Antofagasta has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Antofagasta this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Antofagasta to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.26% of the stock of Antofagasta is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

26.81% of the stock of Antofagasta is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/17/2026
• Today: 5/16/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Copper
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ANTO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.antofagasta.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-78080988
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,753
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Antofagasta: GBX 3,493.75
• High Price Target: GBX 4,300
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,800
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 134.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 43.99
• P/E Growth: -1.08
• Net Income: £955.17 million
• Net Margins: 15.90%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.67%
• Return on Assets: 5.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 74.56
• Current Ratio: 2.90
• Quick Ratio: 2.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £8.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.38
• Cash Flow: GBX 776.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.93
• Book Value: GBX 1,244.86 per share
• Price / Book: 3.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 985,857,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £37.75 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.35