Antofagasta (ANFGF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Antofagasta plc is a mining company headquartered in the United Kingdom with its principal operations in Chile. The company focuses primarily on the exploration, development and production of copper, a metal used extensively in electrical equipment, infrastructure, construction and renewable-energy technologies. It also produces by-products including gold, molybdenum and silver at certain operations.

Antofagasta operates four copper mining divisions in northern and central Chile: Los Pelambres, Centinela, Antucoya and Zaldívar. Its activities include open-pit mining, mineral processing, concentrate production and the production of copper cathodes. The company also owns a transport division that provides rail and port services, mainly supporting mining operations and customers in northern Chile.

The company traces its origins to the Antofagasta (Chile) and Bolivia Railway, established in the late 19th century, and subsequently expanded into copper mining. Antofagasta plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also trades in the United States over the counter. Iván Arriagada serves as chief executive officer, while Jean-Paul Luksic is chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.70 to $51.55
• 50-Day Range: $47.75 to $56.30
• 52-Week Range: $32.91 to $61.72
• Volume: 11,026 shs
• Average Volume: 5,952 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 82.17
• Dividend Yield: 1.90%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Antofagasta Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Antofagasta scored higher than 6% 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: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Antofagasta has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.90, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Antofagasta has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Antofagasta is 82.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Antofagasta is 82.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.06.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Antofagasta has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 196.32, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Antofagasta has recently decreased by 0.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Antofagasta is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Antofagasta is 155.90%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.54

News Sentiment

Antofagasta has a news sentiment score of -0.54. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Antofagasta this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 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 Institutions

17.27% of the stock of Antofagasta is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Copper
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:ANFGF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.antofagasta.co.uk
• Phone: 442078080988
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,095
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 82.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A