Anglo American (LON:AAL) Insider Purchases £142.10 in Stock

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) insider John Heasley purchased 5 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,842 per share, for a total transaction of £142.10.

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

• On Friday, November 14th, John Heasley purchased 5 shares of Anglo American stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,807 per share, with a total value of £140.35.
• On Tuesday, October 14th, John Heasley purchased 4 shares of Anglo American stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,909 per share, for a total transaction of £116.36.

Anglo American Price Performance

Anglo American stock traded up GBX 49 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 2,887. 42,736,270 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,009,729. The stock has a market cap of £30.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.84, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.98. Anglo American plc has a one year low of GBX 1,900.01 and a one year high of GBX 3,051. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 2,854.05 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2,490.15.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on AAL shares. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on Anglo American from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,100 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Panmure Gordon restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 2,500 price target on shares of Anglo American in a research note on Sunday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Anglo American from GBX 2,760 to GBX 3,220 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Anglo American currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 2,603.33.

About Anglo American

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.