StockNews.com 开始报道 AngloGold Ashanti（纽约证券交易所代码：AU）_新浪财经

StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU – Get Rating) in a research note released on Thursday. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the mining company's stock.

AU has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on AngloGold Ashanti from $20.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 10th. HSBC downgraded AngloGold Ashanti from a buy rating to a reduce rating in a research report on Monday, January 30th. Finally, Investec upgraded AngloGold Ashanti from a sell rating to a buy rating in a research report on Friday, January 13th.

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AngloGold Ashanti Trading Up 5.6 %

Shares of AngloGold Ashanti stock opened at $20.64 on Thursday. The company's 50 day moving average price is $19.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.30. AngloGold Ashanti has a fifty-two week low of $11.94 and a fifty-two week high of $25.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 2.50.

AngloGold Ashanti Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 17th will be given a $0.177 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 16th. This represents a yield of 2.4%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AngloGold Ashanti

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AU. First Eagle Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AngloGold Ashanti in the fourth quarter valued at about $53,119,000. TT International Asset Management LTD acquired a new stake in shares of AngloGold Ashanti in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,326,000. Balyasny Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of AngloGold Ashanti by 214.4% in the third quarter. Balyasny Asset Management LLC now owns 1,651,582 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $22,825,000 after buying an additional 1,126,297 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of AngloGold Ashanti by 120.8% during the 3rd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,687,400 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $23,320,000 after purchasing an additional 923,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sprott Inc. boosted its position in shares of AngloGold Ashanti by 462.8% during the 4th quarter. Sprott Inc. now owns 1,035,500 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $20,109,000 after purchasing an additional 851,500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 24.90% of the company's stock.

AngloGold Ashanti Company Profile

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AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. engages in the exploration, mining, and production of gold. It operates through the following business segments: Africa, Australia, and Americas. The Africa segment consists of Ghana, Guinea, the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Tanzania. The Americas segment comprises of Argentina, Brazil, and projects in Colombia and the United States.