Anglogold Ashanti Limited (AU): Today's Featured Metals & Mining Loser

Anglogold Ashanti (AU) pushed the Metals & Mining industry lower today making it today's featured Metals & Mining loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.3%. By the end of trading, Anglogold Ashanti fell 29 cents (-0.8%) to $37.39 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3.1 million shares of Anglogold Ashanti exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $37.10-$37.60 after having opened the day at $37.53 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $37.68. Other company's within the Metals & Mining industry that declined today were: Patriot Coal Corporation (PCX), down 14.5%, China Natural Resources (CHNR), down 10.3%, Kimber Resources (KBX), down 9%, and China Precision Steel (CPSL), down 7.7%.

AngloGold Ashanti Limited primarily engages in the exploration and production of gold. It also produces by-products, such as silver, uranium oxide, and sulfuric acid. Anglogold Ashanti has a market cap of $14.09 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.6, equal to the average metals & mining industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 11.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there is one analyst that rates Anglogold Ashanti a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and two rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Anglogold Ashanti as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the stock has had a generally disappointing performance in the past year.

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On the positive front, Jaguar Mining (JAG), up 22.1%, Lake Shore Gold (LSG), up 13%, Polymet Mining (PLM), up 11.4%, and Almaden Minerals (AAU), up 9%, were all gainers within the metals & mining industry with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) being today's featured metals & mining industry winner.

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