Analysts Set Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Price Target at GBX 2,715

Shares of Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,715 ($33.87).

A number of brokerages have weighed in on AAL. Citigroup reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Berenberg Bank restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 2,100 ($26.20) price target on shares of Anglo American in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Friday, November 22nd.

Anglo American Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of LON:AAL opened at GBX 2,369.50 ($29.56) on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,395.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,330.12. The company has a market capitalization of £28.67 billion, a PE ratio of -2,278.37, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. Anglo American has a 52 week low of GBX 1,657.60 ($20.68) and a 52 week high of GBX 2,813 ($35.09). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.94, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.98.

Insider Buying and Selling at Anglo American

In related news, insider Nonkululeko Nyembezi bought 297 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,348 ($29.29) per share, with a total value of £6,973.56 ($8,699.55). Insiders own 9.78% of the company’s stock.

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.