Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eight analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 2,715 ($33.80).

AAL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Anglo American in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Citigroup reiterated a “top pick” rating on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a “sell” rating and set a GBX 2,100 ($26.15) price target on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Thursday, October 24th.

Insider Transactions at Anglo American

In other news, insider Nonkululeko Nyembezi purchased 297 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,348 ($29.23) per share, with a total value of £6,973.56 ($8,682.22). Insiders own 9.78% of the company’s stock.

Anglo American Trading Down 0.1 %

AAL opened at GBX 2,353.78 ($29.31) on Thursday. 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 stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,428.39 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,334.94. Anglo American has a one year low of GBX 1,657.60 ($20.64) and a one year high of GBX 2,813 ($35.02). The stock has a market cap of £28.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,263.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10.

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.