Anglo American strong outperformer in mining sector

In the past years Anglo American was a very good choice for investors. The stock was the past 5 years with a return of 27 percent one of the larger outperformers of her peer group. The sector yielded the past 5 years a gain of at around 96 percent.

Returns Anglo American versus mining sector

Returns stock Anglo American over several periods, excluding dividend returns

Investors who invested in 2007 in the company's share now have an insignificant profit of 34 percent. over the past 90 days the stock made a loss of 1 percent.

Core figures European mining sector

The sector trades now at 8 times the earnings per share. Currently the sector trades at 2,75 times the book value per share. Since 2012 the sector made a plus of 96 percent and since 2007 a plus of 139 percent.

Over the current book year the total revenue will be 28,34 billion GBp (consensus estimates). This is slightly more than 2017's revenue of 27,61 billion GBp.

Historical revenues and results Anglo American plus estimates 2018

The analysts expect for 2018 a net profit of 3,84 billion GBp. For this year the majority of the analysts, consulted by press agency Thomson Reuters, expects a profit per share of 289 GBp. The PE-ratio therefore is 6,86.

Huge dividend Anglo American

Per share the analysts are expecting a dividend of 122 GBp per share. Thus the dividend yield equals 6,16 percent. The average dividend yield of the mining companies equals an attractive 3 percent.

Recent target prices around 52 GBp

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and UBS recently provided recommendations for the stock.

Anglo American's market capitalization is based on the number of outstanding shares around 2783,1 billion GBp. The Anglo American stock was the past 12 months quite unstable. Since last May the stock is even 22 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 1434 and 2230 GBp. Since 2008 the stock price is almost 34 percent higher.

Historical stock prices Anglo American

At 12.59 the stock trades 0,31 percent lower at 1981,4 GBp.

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