Q1 EPS Forecast for AngloGold Ashanti Lifted by Analyst

AngloGold Ashanti PLC (NYSE:AU) – Roth Capital boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of AngloGold Ashanti in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 30th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now forecasts that the mining company will earn $1.06 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.50. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $54.00 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.73 EPS.

AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The mining company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter. AngloGold Ashanti had a net margin of 21.09% and a return on equity of 21.18%. The company had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of AngloGold Ashanti from $42.00 to $43.50 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of AngloGold Ashanti from $33.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded AngloGold Ashanti from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on AngloGold Ashanti from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, HSBC reaffirmed a “reduce” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of AngloGold Ashanti in a report on Thursday, April 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.42.

AngloGold Ashanti Stock Performance

NYSE:AU opened at $46.65 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.58 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. AngloGold Ashanti has a 1 year low of $22.45 and a 1 year high of $51.11. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.01.

Institutional Trading of AngloGold Ashanti

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AU. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of AngloGold Ashanti by 2.1% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 11,353 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $424,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in AngloGold Ashanti by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 5,799 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $134,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Forefront Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in AngloGold Ashanti by 1.7% during the first quarter. Forefront Wealth Management Inc. now owns 38,529 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $1,430,000 after buying an additional 638 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in AngloGold Ashanti by 210.6% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,174 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 796 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Trust Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in AngloGold Ashanti during the first quarter worth $30,000. 36.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AngloGold Ashanti Cuts Dividend

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

About AngloGold Ashanti

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.