NYSE:AU AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Stock Forecast, Price & News $24.50 -0.10 (-0.41%) (As of 02:53 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$24.27▼$25.5750-Day Range$22.76▼$29.1352-Week Range$11.94▼$30.26Volume2.01 million shsAverage Volume3.22 million shsMarket Capitalization$10.26 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield1.18%Price Target$27.00 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media AngloGold Ashanti MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside10.7% Upside$27.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.88% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews SentimentN/AInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth29.90%From $1.94 to $2.52 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.89 out of 5 starsBasic Materials Sector150th out of 164 stocksGold & Silver Ores Industry26th out of 29 stocks 2.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAngloGold Ashanti has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $27.00, AngloGold Ashanti has a forecasted upside of 10.7% from its current price of $24.39.Amount of Analyst CoverageAngloGold Ashanti has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.88% of the outstanding shares of AngloGold Ashanti have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAngloGold Ashanti has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AngloGold Ashanti has recently increased by 10.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAngloGold Ashanti pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAngloGold Ashanti does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, AngloGold Ashanti will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.51% next year. This indicates that AngloGold Ashanti will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for AU. Previous Next 2.6 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAngloGold Ashanti has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.Search InterestOnly 23 people have searched for AU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows9 people have added AngloGold Ashanti to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, AngloGold Ashanti insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 24.90% of the stock of AngloGold Ashanti is held by institutions. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for AngloGold Ashanti are expected to grow by 29.90% in the coming year, from $1.94 to $2.52 per share.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAngloGold Ashanti has a PEG Ratio of 1.71. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAngloGold Ashanti has a P/B Ratio of 2.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) StockAngloGold Ashanti Ltd. engages in the exploration, mining, and production of gold. It operates through the following business segments: Africa, Australia, and Americas. The Africa segment consists of Ghana, Guinea, the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Tanzania. The Americas segment comprises of Argentina, Brazil, and projects in Colombia and the United States. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.Read More Receive AU Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AngloGold Ashanti and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AU Stock News HeadlinesMay 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comPPG Invests $44M in Five Powder Coating Manufacturing PlantsMay 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDOW Partners New Energy Blue for Renewable Plastic MaterialsJune 7, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Here's something only a handful of people knowOn December 22, 2022, AI discovered a new treatment for multiple myeloma... in just 4 months... 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Learn more here >>>May 19, 2023 | seekingalpha.comAngloGold Ashanti: Tracking In Line With FY2023 GuidanceMay 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNew York Cements Itself as the Gold Mining Capital of the WorldMay 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAngloGold shifts primary listing to US, completing S.Africa exitMay 12, 2023 | ft.comAngloGold Ashanti to switch primary listing to New YorkMay 6, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) Reaches New 1-Year High at $29.17May 3, 2023 | marketwatch.comCompass Confirms Higher-Grade Near-surface and Deeper Gold Mineralization at the Tarabala ProspectMay 3, 2023 | juniorminingnetwork.comCompass Gold Confirms Higher-Grade Near-surface and Deeper Gold Mineralization at the Tarabala ProspectMay 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comGold Fields partners Osisko in Canadian joint ventureApril 29, 2023 | seekingalpha.comProsecutors in Brazil sue AngloGold Ashanti over dam safety - reportApril 28, 2023 | msn.comExclusive: Prosecutors in Brazil state sue AngloGold Ashanti over dam safetyApril 24, 2023 | 247wallst.comUnusual Call Option Trade in AngloGold Ashanti Worth $984.29KApril 21, 2023 | benzinga.comAnglogold Ashanti Unusual Options ActivityApril 21, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) Downgraded to "Hold" at StockNews.comApril 21, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) Sees Large Volume IncreaseApril 19, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) Cut to "Sell" at InvestecApril 18, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comRBC Capital Remains a Hold on Anglogold Ashanti (AU)April 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThunderstruck Adds to Advisory Board; Appoints New OfficerApril 11, 2023 | msn.comUnusual Call Option Trade in AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Worth $240.00KSee More Headlines AU Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AU Company Calendar Last Earnings2/22/2016Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend3/16/2023Dividend Payable4/10/2023Today6/07/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Gold & silver ores Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:AU CUSIPN/A CIK1067428 Webwww.anglogoldashanti.com Phone(711) 637-6000Fax27-11-637-6624Employees32,594Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$27.00 High Stock Price Forecast$27.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$27.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+8.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio12.86 P/E Growth1.71Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.48 Current Ratio2.50 Quick Ratio1.60 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.50 billion Price / Sales2.32 Cash Flow$2.85 per share Price / Cash Flow8.76 Book Value$9.88 per share Price / Book2.52Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares418,600,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$10.44 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.70 Key ExecutivesAlberto CalderonChief Executive Officer & Executive DirectorLudwig EybersChief Operating Officer-InternationalGillian DoranChief Financial Officer & Executive DirectorMarcelo GodoyChief Technology OfficerLizelle MarwickExecutive VP-Compliance & General CounselKey CompetitorsGold FieldsNYSE:GFIKinross GoldNYSE:KGCSibanye StillwaterNYSE:SBSWAlamos GoldNYSE:AGIPan American SilverNASDAQ:PAASView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipAmeriprise Financial Inc.Bought 1,024 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.004%JPMorgan Chase & Co.Bought 1,605,046 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.437%Thrivent Financial for LutheransBought 31,598 shares on 5/17/2023Ownership: 0.008%State Street CorpSold 60,101 shares on 5/16/2023Ownership: 0.030%First Trust Advisors LPBought 942 shares on 5/16/2023Ownership: 0.003%View All Institutional Transactions AU Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell AngloGold Ashanti stock right now? 4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AngloGold Ashanti in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" AU shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AU, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View AU analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is AngloGold Ashanti's stock price forecast for 2023? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for AngloGold Ashanti's shares. Their AU share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $27.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $27.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AU or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AU shares performed in 2023? AngloGold Ashanti's stock was trading at $19.42 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, AU stock has increased by 28.4% and is now trading at $24.94. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting AngloGold Ashanti? AngloGold Ashanti saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,880,000 shares, an increase of 10.5% from the April 30th total of 7,130,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,540,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. View AngloGold Ashanti's Short Interest. How were AngloGold Ashanti's earnings last quarter? AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE:AU) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 22nd. The mining company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter. The mining company earned $1.06 billion during the quarter. How often does AngloGold Ashanti pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for AngloGold Ashanti? AngloGold Ashanti announced a semi-annual dividend on Wednesday, February 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.177 per share on Monday, April 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 16th. Read our dividend analysis for AU. What ETFs hold AngloGold Ashanti's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) stock in their portfolio include U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU), WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund (GDMN), VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK), Sprott Gold Miners ETF (SGDM), Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF (DFRA), Virtus Real Asset Income ETF (VRAI) and Alpha Architect Freedom 100 Emerging Market ETF (FRDM). Is AngloGold Ashanti a good dividend stock? AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.17%. Read our dividend analysis for AU. What is Christine Ramon's approval rating as AngloGold Ashanti's CEO? 3 employees have rated AngloGold Ashanti Chief Executive Officer Christine Ramon on Glassdoor.com. Christine Ramon has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Christine Ramon in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AngloGold Ashanti investors own include Goldcorp (GG), Broadwind (BWEN), Barrick Gold (GOLD), Hawkins (HWKN), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Newmont (NEM), Micron Technology (MU), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Kinross Gold (KGC). What is AngloGold Ashanti's stock symbol? AngloGold Ashanti trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AU." Who are AngloGold Ashanti's major shareholders? AngloGold Ashanti's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Van ECK Associates Corp (6.47%), BlackRock Inc. (2.38%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.99%), Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. (0.94%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (0.86%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.82%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of AngloGold Ashanti? Shares of AU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is AngloGold Ashanti's stock price today? One share of AU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.94. How much money does AngloGold Ashanti make? AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) has a market capitalization of $10.44 billion and generates $4.50 billion in revenue each year. How many employees does AngloGold Ashanti have? The company employs 32,594 workers across the globe. How can I contact AngloGold Ashanti? AngloGold Ashanti's mailing address is 76 Rahima Moosa Street Newtown, Johannesburg T3, 2001. The official website for the company is www.anglogoldashanti.com. The mining company can be reached via phone at (711) 637-6000, via email at investors@anglogoldashanti.com, or via fax at 27-11-637-6624. This page (NYSE:AU) was last updated on 6/7/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding AngloGold Ashanti Limited Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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