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In the latest session, AngloGold Ashanti Plc (NYSE: AU) closed at $41.24 up 4.14% from its previous closing price of $39.60. In other words, the price has increased by $4.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.57 million shares were traded. AU stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.43.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of AngloGold Ashanti Plc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.44 and its Current Ratio is at 2.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.32 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’24 when Doran Gillian bought 4,081 shares for $24.94 per share.
Ali Lisa bought 3,650 shares of AU for $94,718 on Nov 26 ’24. On Nov 18 ’24, another insider, Marwick Lizelle, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 16,356 shares for $24.01 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 20765990912 and an Enterprise Value of 23377455104. As of this moment, AngloGold’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.035 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.335.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AU is 0.50, which has changed by 0.79382336 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AU has reached a high of $46.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 39.40%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AU has traded an average of 3.07M shares per day and 4280530 over the past ten days. A total of 503.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 502.56M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.19% stake in the company. Shares short for AU as of 1744675200 were 6005960 with a Short Ratio of 1.96, compared to 1741910400 on 4419914. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6005960 and a Short% of Float of 1.34000005.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AU is 0.91, from 0.91 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0229798The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.62.
Earnings Estimates
AngloGold Ashanti Plc (AU) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 3 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.0, with high estimates of $1.04 and low estimates of $0.97.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.48 and $4.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.23. EPS for the following year is $4.57, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $5.58 and $3.5.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.41B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.27B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.29B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.67BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.43B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.81B and the low estimate is $6.19B.
