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AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$54.61 -0.22 (-0.40%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$54.64 +0.02 (+0.04%)
As of 08/22/2025 07:57 PM Eastern
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About AngloGold Ashanti Stock (NYSE:AU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$52.26
$55.18
50-Day Range
$43.82
$58.21
52-Week Range
$22.45
$59.19
Volume
3.14 million shs
Average Volume
2.76 million shs
Market Capitalization
$22.92 billion
P/E Ratio
14.52
Dividend Yield
0.92%
Price Target
$49.60
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

AngloGold Ashanti Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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53rd Percentile Overall Score

AU MarketRank™: 

AngloGold Ashanti scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 122nd out of 184 stocks in the basic 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    AngloGold Ashanti has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for AngloGold Ashanti are expected to grow by 8.09% in the coming year, from $3.83 to $4.14 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of AngloGold Ashanti is 14.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AngloGold Ashanti is 14.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 112.50.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    AngloGold 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.

  • Read more about AngloGold Ashanti's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.11% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AngloGold Ashanti has recently decreased by 9.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    AngloGold Ashanti has a dividend yield of 0.92%, 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 13.30%. 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 12.08% next year. This indicates that AngloGold Ashanti will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about AngloGold Ashanti's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.11% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AngloGold Ashanti has recently decreased by 9.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    AngloGold Ashanti has a news sentiment score of 1.22. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for AngloGold Ashanti this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 12 people have searched for AU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -37% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 10 people have added AngloGold Ashanti to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
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AU Stock News Headlines

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AU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

AngloGold Ashanti's stock was trading at $23.08 at the start of the year. Since then, AU stock has increased by 136.6% and is now trading at $54.6120.

AngloGold Ashanti PLC (NYSE:AU) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August, 1st. The mining company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.06. The mining company earned $2.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. AngloGold Ashanti had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.54% and a net margin of 23.60%.

Top institutional shareholders of AngloGold Ashanti include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.31%), State Street Corp (1.18%), Oaktree Capital Management LP (1.18%) and Legal & General Group Plc (1.16%).
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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 NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), GE Aerospace (GE), Adobe (ADBE) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend
5/30/2025
Record date for 6/13 Dividend
6/02/2025
Dividend Payable
6/13/2025
Last Earnings
8/01/2025
Record date for 9/5 Dividend
8/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend
8/22/2025
Today
8/24/2025
Dividend Payable
9/05/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MINING - GOLD
Sub-Industry
Precious Metals
Current Symbol
NYSE:AU
CIK
1067428
Employees
12,634
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$63.00
Low Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-9.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.76
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.52
Forward P/E Ratio
14.26
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$1.00 billion
Net Margins
23.60%
Pretax Margin
37.48%
Return on Equity
22.54%
Return on Assets
13.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.22
Current Ratio
2.99
Quick Ratio
1.57

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.79 billion
Price / Sales
3.96
Cash Flow
$4.06 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.44
Book Value
$22.14 per share
Price / Book
2.47

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
419,730,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$22.92 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.46
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This page (NYSE:AU) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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