Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 2,715 ($33.78).

Several brokerages have issued reports on AAL. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 2,100 ($26.13) target price on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Friday, November 22nd.

Anglo American Stock Down 0.3 %

AAL stock opened at GBX 2,342.50 ($29.14) on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.94. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 2,431.86 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,334.05. The stock has a market cap of £28.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,252.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. Anglo American has a 1-year low of GBX 1,657.60 ($20.62) and a 1-year high of GBX 2,813 ($35.00).

Insider Activity at Anglo American

In other Anglo American news, insider Nonkululeko Nyembezi bought 297 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,348 ($29.21) per share, for a total transaction of £6,973.56 ($8,675.74). 9.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Anglo American

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations, with a broad range of future development options, provides many of the future-enabling metals and minerals for a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing every day demands of billions of consumers.