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In the latest session, AngloGold Ashanti Plc (NYSE: AU) closed at $34.86 down -1.72% from its previous closing price of $35.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.12 million shares were traded. AU stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.69.
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 12.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 62.91. 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.
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 17860556800 and an Enterprise Value of 19971391488. As of this moment, AngloGold’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 427.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 23.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.448 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.706.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AU is 0.88, which has changed by 0.62973356 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AU has reached a high of $36.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.12%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AU has traded an average of 2.45M shares per day and 2998950 over the past ten days. A total of 503.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 502.55M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.23% stake in the company. Shares short for AU as of 1740700800 were 4912247 with a Short Ratio of 2.01, compared to 1738281600 on 4541020. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4912247 and a Short% of Float of 1.09.
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 0.025655484The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.59.
