In the past week, AU stock has gone down by -0.77%, with a monthly decline of -3.97% and a quarterly surge of 34.78%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.93%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.01% for AngloGold Ashanti Plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.83% for AU’s stock, with a 35.62% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in AngloGold Ashanti Plc (NYSE: AU) Right Now?
AngloGold Ashanti Plc (NYSE: AU) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.41x compared to its average ratio. AU has 36-month beta value of 0.47. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for AU is 502.67M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.33% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AU on July 09, 2025 was 3.95M shares.
AU) stock’s latest price update
AngloGold Ashanti Plc (NYSE: AU)’s stock price has decreased by -5.65% compared to its previous closing price of $47.93. However, the company has seen a -0.77% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-07-08 that AU offloads non-core assets in Brazil and in West Africa to streamline its portfolio and sharpen operational focus.
Analysts’ Opinion of AU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AU stocks, with Roth Capital repeating the rating for AU by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AU in the upcoming period, according to Roth Capital is $52 based on the research report published on June 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AU reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for AU stocks is “Reduce” according to the report published on April 17th, 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to AU, setting the target price at $31 in the report published on December 03rd of the previous year.
AU Trading at 1.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.52% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for AU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for AngloGold Ashanti Plc stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 19.42, with 9.41 for asset returns.
Based on AngloGold Ashanti Plc (AU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.29 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.58. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.34.
Conclusion
To put it simply, AngloGold Ashanti Plc (AU) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
