AngloGold Ashanti presents a compelling combination of exceptional profitability, wide moat characteristics, and steep growth alongside an attractive forward multiple — but a recent gap-up has compressed near-term asymmetry to below the minimum entry threshold, and three prior quarterly misses create uncertainty about whether earnings delivery has durably improved.
Thesis pillars
- Strong Revenue Earnings Growth→Stable
- Thin Asymmetry Blocks New Entry↑Improving
- Wide Moat Elite Profitability→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
AngloGold Ashanti PLC (AU) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Gold
Wait for pullback to $77.32. BUY gates pass at $82.00, but the engine prefers a shallower entry for a wider margin of safety. Engine's entry $77.32 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum.
AngloGold Ashanti plc operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. It explores for gold, as well as by-products, including silver and sulphuric acid. The company's flagship property includes 100% owned the Geita mine located in the Lake Victoria... Read more
Wait for pullback to $77.32. BUY gates pass at $82.00, but the engine prefers a shallower entry for a wider margin of safety. Engine's entry $77.32 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. Score 7.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on earnings proximity 1d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-30Recent Developments — AngloGold Ashanti PLC
Latest news
- NEWS Anglogold Ashanti PLC (AU) Shares Fall 3.0% -- GF Value Says Sti - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Anglogold Ashanti PLC (AU) Shares Surge 7.6% -- What GF Score of 75 Tells Investors - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS A Look at Anglogold Ashanti PLC (AU) After 6.2% Decline -- GF Va - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS A Look at Anglogold Ashanti PLC (AU) After 6.2% Decline -- GF Value $54.72 vs Price $78.59 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
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1 floor-breaker·3 ceiling hits
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Wait for pullback to $77.32. BUY gates pass at $82.00, but the engine prefers a shallower entry for a wider margin of safety. Engine's entry $77.32 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. Target $99.29 (+21.1%), stop $70.82 (−15.8%), A.R:R 2.2:1. Score 7.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $99.29 (+20.6% upside). Target $99.29 (+21.1%), stop $70.82 (−15.8%), A.R:R 2.2:1. Stop-loss: $70.82.
AngloGold Ashanti PLC trades at a P/E of 11.6 (forward 7.8). TrendMatrix value score: 8.7/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
17 analysts cover AU with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $114.
What does AngloGold Ashanti PLC do?AngloGold Ashanti plc operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. It explores for gold,...
AngloGold Ashanti plc operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. It explores for gold, as well as by-products, including silver and sulphuric acid. The company's flagship property includes 100% owned the Geita mine located in the Lake Victoria goldfields of the Geita region in northwestern Tanzania. AngloGold Ashanti plc was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.