Shares of Basic Materials sector company AngloGold Ashanti moved -1.1% today, and are now trading at a price of $40.14. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 361,223 compared to its average volume of 3,087,672. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.
AngloGold Ashanti plc operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The company is based in Greenwood Village and has 12,634 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $20,212,094,976. AngloGold Ashanti currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.2% per year.
5 analysts are following AngloGold Ashanti and have set target prices ranging from $33.0 to $44.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At today's prices, AU is trading 2.92% away from its average analyst target price of $39.0 per share.
Over the last year, AU's share price has increased by 78.1%, which represents a difference of 71.6% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $46.9 per share whereas its 52 week low is $21.9. AngloGold Ashanti's average free cash flow over the last 2 years has been $368.33 Million, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -58.1%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 678,000 | 589,000 | 89,000 | -88.53 |
| 2022 | 1,804,000 | 1,028,000 | 776,000 | 223.33 |
| 2021 | 1,268,000 | 1,028,000 | 240,000 |
