Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTOGet Free Report)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,813.30 and traded as high as GBX 3,931. Antofagasta shares last traded at GBX 3,898, with a volume of 374,350 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ANTO shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a GBX 3,400 target price on shares of Antofagasta in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Antofagasta to an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 2,700 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Berenberg Bank restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 4,400 price objective on shares of Antofagasta in a report on Friday, August 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Antofagasta from GBX 4,500 to GBX 4,300 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 4,500 price objective on shares of Antofagasta in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Antofagasta presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,843.75.

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Antofagasta Trading Down 0.4%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3,794.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3,813.30. The firm has a market capitalization of £38.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.08 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.57, a current ratio of 2.58 and a quick ratio of 2.78.

About Antofagasta

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Antofagasta plc is a copper mining group with significant by-product production and interests in transportation. The Group creates value for its stakeholders through the discovery, development and operation of copper mines. The Group is committed to generating value in a safe and sustainable way throughout the commodity cycle.

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