Analysts Offer Predictions for AU Q2 Earnings

AngloGold Ashanti plc (NYSE:AU) – Analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AngloGold Ashanti in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, June 12th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor forecasts that the mining company will post earnings per share of $1.29 for the quarter. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $52.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for AngloGold Ashanti’s current full-year earnings is $3.83 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AngloGold Ashanti’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.41 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 9th. The mining company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.84 billion.

AU has been the subject of several other reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded AngloGold Ashanti from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on AngloGold Ashanti from $33.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on AngloGold Ashanti from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Scotiabank raised their target price on AngloGold Ashanti from $42.00 to $43.50 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, HSBC restated a “reduce” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of AngloGold Ashanti in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AngloGold Ashanti has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.08.

AngloGold Ashanti Trading Up 4.3%

NYSE:AU opened at $50.90 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $42.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.14. AngloGold Ashanti has a 12 month low of $22.34 and a 12 month high of $51.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.37 billion, a PE ratio of 16.74 and a beta of 0.49.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AngloGold Ashanti

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AU. Whittier Trust Co. bought a new position in AngloGold Ashanti in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in AngloGold Ashanti by 210.6% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,174 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 796 shares during the last quarter. Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in AngloGold Ashanti in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC bought a new position in AngloGold Ashanti in the first quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in AngloGold Ashanti in the first quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors own 36.09% of the company’s stock.

AngloGold Ashanti Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a yield of 1.14%. AngloGold Ashanti’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.45%.

AngloGold Ashanti Company Profile

AngloGold Ashanti plc operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The company primarily explores for gold, as well as produces silver and sulphuric acid as by-products. Its flagship property is a 100% owned Geita mine located in the Lake Victoria goldfields of the Mwanza region in north-western Tanzania.