Analyzing Ratios: AngloGold Ashanti Plc. (AU)’s Financial Story Unveiled

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The price of AngloGold Ashanti Plc. (NYSE: AU) closed at $28.69 in the last session, down -2.75% from day before closing price of $29.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.65 million shares were traded. AU stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.641.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at AU’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.19 and its Current Ratio is at 1.83. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.

On August 19, 2024, Scotiabank Downgraded its rating to Sector Underperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $27 to $30.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 13 ’24 when Cheuiche Godoy Marcelo bought 13,717 shares for $27.40 per share.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AU now has a Market Capitalization of 12065838080 and an Enterprise Value of 13450796032. As of this moment, AngloGold’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 351.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 18.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.718 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.033.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, AU has reached a high of $32.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.03%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, AU traded on average about 2.04M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2545190 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 419.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 418.79M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.56% stake in the company. Shares short for AU as of 1728950400 were 8332134 with a Short Ratio of 4.08, compared to 1726185600 on 5362182. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8332134 and a Short% of Float of 2.26.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for AU is 0.22, which was 0.41 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013898305The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.66.

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