How to buy AngloGold Ashanti stock | $22.93

AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a gold business based in the US. AngloGold Ashanti shares (AU) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. AngloGold Ashanti employs 26,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$3.9 billion.

How to buy shares in AngloGold Ashanti

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for AngloGold Ashanti. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: AU. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until AngloGold Ashanti reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$22.93, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of AngloGold Ashanti, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of AngloGold Ashanti. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

AngloGold Ashanti share price

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AngloGold Ashanti shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$22.93
52-week range	USD$12.66 - USD$38.5
50-day moving average	USD$22.5518
200-day moving average	USD$27.0279
Wall St. target price	USD$32.83
PE ratio	32.7429
Dividend yield	USD$0.09 (0.41%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.7

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AngloGold Ashanti price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $22.93 from 2021-01-11

1 week (2021-01-08)	-1.71%
1 month (2020-12-16)	1.82%
3 months (2020-10-16)	-13.96%
6 months (2020-07-16)	-26.72%

1 year (2020-01-16)	11.09%
2 years (2019-01-16)	83.88%
3 years (2018-01-16)	106.21%
5 years (2016-01-15)	212.82%

Is AngloGold Ashanti under- or over-valued?

Valuing AngloGold Ashanti stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of AngloGold Ashanti's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

AngloGold Ashanti's P/E ratio

AngloGold Ashanti's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 33x. In other words, AngloGold Ashanti shares trade at around 33x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

AngloGold Ashanti's EBITDA

AngloGold Ashanti's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$1.5 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a AngloGold Ashanti's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

AngloGold Ashanti financials

Revenue TTM	USD$3.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	24.94%
Gross profit TTM	USD$903 million
Return on assets TTM	8.24%
Return on equity TTM	21.52%
Profit margin	7.55%
Book value	$7.23
Market capitalisation	USD$9.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting AngloGold Ashanti shares

There are currently 2.1 million AngloGold Ashanti shares held short by investors – that's known as AngloGold Ashanti's "short interest". This figure is 31.7% down from 3.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting AngloGold Ashanti shares can be evaluated.

AngloGold Ashanti's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

AngloGold Ashanti's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of AngloGold Ashanti shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of AngloGold Ashanti shares traded daily (recently around 3.1 million). AngloGold Ashanti's SIR currently stands at 0.66. In other words for every 100,000 AngloGold Ashanti shares traded daily on the market, roughly 660 shares are currently held short.

However AngloGold Ashanti's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of AngloGold Ashanti shares, or, against the total number of tradable AngloGold Ashanti shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case AngloGold Ashanti's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 AngloGold Ashanti shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable AngloGold Ashanti shares, roughly 0 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against AngloGold Ashanti.

Find out more about how you can short AngloGold Ashanti stock.

AngloGold Ashanti share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 14.89% of net profits

Recently AngloGold Ashanti has paid out, on average, around 14.89% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.41% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), AngloGold Ashanti shareholders could enjoy a 0.41% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In AngloGold Ashanti's case, that would currently equate to about $0.09 per share.

While AngloGold Ashanti's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that AngloGold Ashanti is investing more in its future growth.

AngloGold Ashanti's most recent dividend payout was on 6 April 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 March 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have AngloGold Ashanti's shares ever split?

AngloGold Ashanti's shares were split on a 1:5 basis on 29 June 1998. So if you had owned 5 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your AngloGold Ashanti shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for AngloGold Ashanti shares which in turn could have impacted AngloGold Ashanti's share price.

AngloGold Ashanti share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, AngloGold Ashanti's shares have ranged in value from as little as $12.66 up to $38.5. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while AngloGold Ashanti's is 0.0138. This would suggest that AngloGold Ashanti's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

AngloGold Ashanti overview

AngloGold Ashanti Limited operates as a gold mining company. It also produces gold, silver, uranium, and sulphuric acid; and dóre bars. The company operates 14 mines and three projects in nine countries in South Africa, Continental Africa, the Americas, and Australia. AngloGold Ashanti Limited was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of AngloGold Ashanti is owned by institutions?

  Currently 32.183% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are held by institutions.

• How many people work for AngloGold Ashanti?

  Latest data suggests 26,000 work at AngloGold Ashanti.

• When does the fiscal year end for AngloGold Ashanti?

  AngloGold Ashanti's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is AngloGold Ashanti based?

  AngloGold Ashanti's address is: 76 Rahima Moosa Street, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2001

• What is AngloGold Ashanti's ISIN number?

  AngloGold Ashanti's international securities identification number is: US0351282068

• What is AngloGold Ashanti's CUSIP number?

  AngloGold Ashanti's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 035128206