Anglo American (LON:AAL) Insider John Heasley Purchases 3 Shares of Stock

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) insider John Heasley bought 3 shares of Anglo American stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,883 per share, with a total value of £116.49.

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

• On Friday, August 14th, John Heasley bought 4 shares of Anglo American stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,834 per share, with a total value of £153.36.
• On Tuesday, July 14th, John Heasley purchased 5 shares of Anglo American stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,618 per share, with a total value of £180.90.

Anglo American Price Performance

AAL traded up GBX 67.71 during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 3,930.71. 2,791,240 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 33,472,031. Anglo American plc has a 1 year low of GBX 2,496 and a 1 year high of GBX 4,348. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.59. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 3,876.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 3,708.68. The company has a market cap of £42.12 billion, a PE ratio of -15.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.99.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on AAL shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,000 price target on shares of Anglo American in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Anglo American from GBX 3,160 to GBX 3,350 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,500 price target on shares of Anglo American in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on shares of Anglo American from GBX 4,200 to GBX 4,100 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 3,921.43.

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.