Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,715 ($33.15).

AAL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Citigroup reiterated a “top pick” rating on shares of Anglo American in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 2,100 ($25.64) target price on shares of Anglo American in a report on Thursday, October 24th.

Anglo American Price Performance

Anglo American stock opened at GBX 2,423 ($29.58) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.94, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.98. The company has a market capitalization of £29.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,329.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,394.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,331.14. Anglo American has a 1 year low of GBX 1,657.60 ($20.24) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,813 ($34.35).

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Nonkululeko Nyembezi purchased 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 ($28.67) per share, for a total transaction of £6,973.56 ($8,514.73). 9.78% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Anglo American Company Profile

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.