At the time of writing, AngloGold Ashanti Plc [AU] stock is trading at $42.18, up 3.53%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AU shares have gain 5.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.47%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
AngloGold Ashanti Plc [NYSE: AU] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 17, 2025, when HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Reduce but kept the price target unchanged to $35 for it. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to Outperform on December 03, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $31. On November 21, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Sector Perform. Investec upgraded its rating to a Buy. Scotiabank downgraded its rating to a Sector Underperform and raised its price target to $30 on August 19, 2024. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to Reduce for this stock on April 19, 2024. In a note dated November 14, 2023, HSBC Securities upgraded an Hold rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of AngloGold Ashanti Plc fluctuated between $22.13 and $46.90. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $30.5 within the next 12 months. AngloGold Ashanti Plc [NYSE: AU] shares were valued at $42.18 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -27.69% based on the average AU price forecast.
Analyzing the AU fundamentals
Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.3%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.26 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.33.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that AngloGold Ashanti Plc [NYSE:AU] has a current ratio of 2.34. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.57, and the Cash Ratio is 1.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.67, the price to book ratio is 3.14 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.10.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Doran Gillian, Officer, that happened on May 15 ’25 when 8260.0 shares were purchased. Officer, Briggs Terry completed a deal on May 15 ’25 to buy 9440.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Cheuiche Godoy Marcelo bought 9526.0 shares on May 15 ’25.
