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The price of AngloGold Ashanti Plc (NYSE: AU) closed at $46.38 in the last session, up 0.91% from day before closing price of $45.96. In other words, the price has increased by $0.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.86 million shares were traded. AU stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $45.72.
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 15.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.57 and its Current Ratio is at 2.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
On December 03, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform but kept the price unchanged to $31.
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 May 23 ’25 when Ali Lisa bought 21,066 shares for $42.88 per share.
Doran Gillian bought 8,260 shares of AU for $329,326 on May 15 ’25. On May 15 ’25, another insider, Briggs Terry, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 9,440 shares for $39.87 each.
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 23380064256 and an Enterprise Value of 26038061056. As of this moment, AngloGold’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.954 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.016.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AU is 0.49, which has changed by 1.0714605 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AU has reached a high of $48.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 46.50%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AU traded on average about 3.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2905480 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 503.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 502.67M. Insiders hold about 0.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.94% stake in the company. Shares short for AU as of 1747267200 were 4615557 with a Short Ratio of 1.40, compared to 1744675200 on 6005960. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4615557 and a Short% of Float of 1.0299999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AU is 1.03, which was 0.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.68.
