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AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$98.48 +7.58 (+8.34%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$96.88 -1.60 (-1.62%)
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AngloGold Ashanti - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
2
Buy
4

Based on 7 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for AngloGold Ashanti in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 7 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 2 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for AU.

Consensus Price Target

$112.20
13.94% Upside
According to the 7 analysts' twelve-month price targets for AngloGold Ashanti, the average price target is $112.20. The highest price target for AU is $133.00, while the lowest price target for AU is $55.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 13.94% from the current price of $98.48.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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AU Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
5/6/25 to 5/6/26
1 Month Ago
4/6/25 to 4/6/26
3 Months Ago
2/5/25 to 2/5/26
1 Year Ago
5/6/24 to 5/6/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
4 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
Hold
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$112.20$112.20$95.00$41.00
Forecasted Upside13.94% Upside10.57% Upside-3.59% Downside-7.07% Downside
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate BuyModerate Buy

AU Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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AU Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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AngloGold Ashanti Stock vs. The Competition

TypeAngloGold AshantiBasic Materials CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.43
2.56
2.52
Consensus RatingHoldModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside14.91% Upside217.87% Upside14.01% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
Positive News

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Positive News
Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
5/1/2026 DowngradeBuy (B-)Hold (C+)
3/20/2026
Scotiabank logo
Scotiabank
4 of 5 stars
Tanya Jakusconek
Tanya Jakusconek
5 of 5 stars
Lower TargetSector Outperform$134.00 ➝ $133.00+57.78%
2/23/2026 DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
2/20/2026Reiterated RatingBuy$122.00+6.75%
1/20/2026Boost TargetBuy$105.00 ➝ $120.00+21.03%
12/3/2025Boost TargetOverweight$128.00 ➝ $131.00+56.38%
10/9/2025 Reiterated RatingReduce$55.00-29.07%
4/4/2025Boost TargetOutperform$39.00 ➝ $41.00+20.88%
10/18/2024 UpgradeHoldBuy
8/7/2024 Boost TargetOutperform$28.00 ➝ $34.00+22.30%

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AU Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 7 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for AngloGold Ashanti is $112.20, with a high forecast of $133.00 and a low forecast of $55.00.

7 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AngloGold Ashanti in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities 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.

According to analysts, AngloGold Ashanti's stock has a predicted upside of 13.94% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, AngloGold Ashanti's stock had 4 downgrades and 2 upgrades by analysts.

AngloGold Ashanti has been rated by research analysts at Roth Mkm, Scotiabank, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like AngloGold Ashanti less than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating for AngloGold Ashanti is Hold while the average consensus rating for "basic materials" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how AU compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:AU) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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