Anglo American (LON:AAL) Insider Buys £153.36 in Stock

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) insider John Heasley acquired 4 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,834 per share, for a total transaction of £153.36.

John Heasley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 14th, John Heasley acquired 5 shares of Anglo American stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,618 per share, for a total transaction of £180.90.

Anglo American Trading Up 4.8%

LON:AAL opened at GBX 4,015 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £43.02 billion, a PE ratio of -15.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 3,763.17 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 3,637.59. Anglo American plc has a 12-month low of GBX 2,123 and a 12-month high of GBX 4,239. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.59.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AAL. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,000 price objective on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on shares of Anglo American from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,100 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Anglo American from GBX 3,160 to GBX 3,350 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,500 price target on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Anglo American has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 3,921.43.

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.