Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for AU Q4 Earnings

AngloGold Ashanti PLC (NYSE:AU) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AngloGold Ashanti in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now anticipates that the mining company will earn $1.69 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.66. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $76.00 price target 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS.

AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 11th. The mining company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.34 by ($0.02). AngloGold Ashanti had a net margin of 23.60% and a return on equity of 22.54%. The business had revenue of $2.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.53 billion.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on AU. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of AngloGold Ashanti in a report on Monday, October 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $90.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered AngloGold Ashanti from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Scotiabank lifted their target price on AngloGold Ashanti from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. HSBC reiterated a “reduce” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of AngloGold Ashanti in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded AngloGold Ashanti from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $69.50.

AngloGold Ashanti Trading Down 3.0%

AU traded down $2.55 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $82.58. 1,589,351 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,165,074. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $69.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $55.59. The company has a quick ratio of 2.22, a current ratio of 2.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.66 billion, a PE ratio of 21.96 and a beta of 0.48. AngloGold Ashanti has a 52-week low of $22.45 and a 52-week high of $85.85.

AngloGold Ashanti Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. AngloGold Ashanti’s payout ratio is currently 70.48%.

Institutional Trading of AngloGold Ashanti

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AU. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in AngloGold Ashanti during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of AngloGold Ashanti by 129.0% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 490 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of AngloGold Ashanti during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AngloGold Ashanti during the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of AngloGold Ashanti in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 36.09% of the company’s stock.

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.