Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Shares of Anglo American plc (LON:AAL - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,715 ($33.80).

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Anglo American in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Citigroup reissued 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 ($26.15) target price on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Thursday, October 24th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Anglo American

In other news, insider Nonkululeko Nyembezi bought 297 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,348 ($29.23) per share, with a total value of £6,973.56 ($8,682.22). 9.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Anglo American Trading Up 1.2 %

Anglo American stock traded up GBX 28 ($0.35) during trading hours on Thursday, reaching GBX 2,390.50 ($29.76). The company had a trading volume of 2,059,788 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,260,216. The firm has a market cap of £28.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,298.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. Anglo American has a 12-month low of GBX 1,657.60 ($20.64) and a 12-month high of GBX 2,813 ($35.02). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.94, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,429.86 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 2,335.07.

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.