Antofagasta

ANTO: 761.29 18.00 (▲2.38%)

Delayed:2016-12-12 17:15:01
Bid Price 774.50 High Price 779.50
Ask Price 775.00 Low Price 754.00
Open Price 758.50 Spread 0.06%
Prev Close 774.50 Volume 4,063,259.00

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Antofagasta Share Price Information

Name Antofagasta Epic ANTO
Sector Mining ISIN GB0000456144
Activites Company has three business divisions: Mining, Transport and Water, being the first of them the most important. Antofagasta plc is one of the largest international copper producing companies in the industry. Its activities are mainly concentrated in Chile where it owns and operates three copper mines, Los Pelambres, El Tesoro and Michilla, with a total production of 498 thousand tonnes in 2004, at an average cash cost of 24.4 c/lb. The Group’s mining division, Antofagasta Minerals, is also actively involved in exploration particularly in Chile and Peru. The transport division operates an extensive rail network servicing the important mining region of northern Chile, which is centred on the port of Antofagasta. The water division operates a concession for the distribution of water in this region. Security Type Equity

Key numbers

Latest Share Price (p) 774.50 Net Gearing (%) 31.10
Market Cap (£m) 7,413.64 Gross Gearing (%) 37.07
Shares in issue (m) 985.86 Debt Ratio 29.58
P/E Ratio 12.19 Debt-to-Equity Ratio 0.71
Divs per share (p) 3.10 Assets / Equity Ratio 1.59
Dividend Yield (%) 0.26 Price to book value 0.87
Dividend Cover 1.06 SROCE (%) 2.14
Earning per share (p) 61.70 EPS Growth (%) 32.40
52-week high / low (p) 797.25 / 340.60 DPS Growth (%) -85.58

Antofagasta Broker Views

Date Broker Rec. Price Old target price New target price Notes
09 Dec Barclays Capital Equal weight 761.29 510.00 510.00 Retains
07 Dec Deutsche Bank Hold 761.29 610.00 700.00 Reiterates
07 Dec Barclays Capital Equal weight 761.29 510.00 510.00 Retains
07 Dec Credit Suisse Underperform 761.29 450.00 530.00 Reiterates
06 Dec JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 761.29 390.00 390.00 Reiterates

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Antofagasta Company News

Broker Forecast – Deutsche Bank issues a broker note on Antofagasta PLC

Deutsche Bank today reaffirms its hold investment rating on Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) and raised its price target to 700p (from 610p).

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Broker Forecast – Credit Suisse issues a broker note on Antofagasta PLC

Credit Suisse today reaffirms its underperform investment rating on Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) and raised its price target to 530p (from 450p).

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Antofagasta hosts site visit

Antofagasta is hosting a site visit for investors and analysts at its operations in Chile from today until 8 December.

The investors and analysts attending the visit will today receive presentations from chief executive Ivan Arriagada, and the senior executive and operational management teams in Santiago.

These presentations are available on the Company’s website (www.antofagasta.co.uk) in the Reports and Presentation section. Over the course of the week the investors and analysts will visit the operations at Los Pelambres, Centinela and Antucoya.

The presentations at these sites will be made available on the company’s website on the morning of 6 December. There will be no material new information disclosed in the presentations.


At 9:01am: (LON:ANTO) Antofagasta PLC share price was +16p at 709.5p



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Broker Forecast – Exane BNP Paribas issues a broker note on Antofagasta PLC

Exane BNP Paribas today reaffirms its underperform investment rating on Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) and set its price target at 600p.

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Broker Forecast – Goldman Sachs issues a broker note on Antofagasta PLC

Goldman Sachs today upgrades its investment rating on Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) to neutral (from sell) and raised its price target to 750p (from 500p).

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