Anglo American plc (OTCMKTS:NGLOY) Short Interest Down 88.3% in February

Anglo American plc (OTCMKTS:NGLOY - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 7,700 shares, a decrease of 88.3% from the February 13th total of 65,900 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 430,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Anglo American Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:NGLOY traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $14.54. The company's stock had a trading volume of 237,999 shares, compared to its average volume of 229,096. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $15.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.08. Anglo American has a 52 week low of $11.45 and a 52 week high of $17.60.

Anglo American Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Anglo American from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Anglo American from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Clarkson Capital upgraded shares of Anglo American to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Citigroup downgraded shares of Anglo American from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of Anglo American from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

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Anglo American Company Profile

Anglo American plc operates as a mining company in the United Kingdom and internationally. It explores for rough and polished diamonds, copper, platinum group metals and nickel, steelmaking coal, and iron ore; and nickel, polyhalite, and manganese ores. Anglo American plc was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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