Anglo American (LON:AAL) Insider John Heasley Acquires 5 Shares

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) insider John Heasley acquired 5 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3,067 per share, with a total value of £153.35.

Anglo American Stock Down 1.8%

AAL stock opened at GBX 3,079 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of £32.86 billion, a PE ratio of -9.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.90. Anglo American plc has a 52 week low of GBX 1,900.01 and a 52 week high of GBX 3,877. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 91.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,423.01 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,016.29.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on AAL shares. Citigroup upgraded shares of Anglo American to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,500 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,500 target price on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on Anglo American from GBX 4,200 to GBX 3,900 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Panmure Gordon reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 2,500 price target on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Sunday, December 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Anglo American from GBX 2,760 to GBX 3,220 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Anglo American presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,160.

Anglo American Company Profile

Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security. Our portfolio of world-class operations and outstanding resource endowments offers value-accretive growth potential across all three businesses, positioning us to deliver into structurally attractive major demand growth trends.

Our integrated approach to sustainability and innovation drives our decision-making across the value chain, from how we discover new resources to how we mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – safely, efficiently and responsibly.