Antofagasta plc (ANTO) To Go Ex-Dividend on April 17th

Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTO) declared a dividend on Tuesday, February 18th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share by the mining company on Monday, May 12th. This represents a yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This is a 197.5% increase from Antofagasta’s previous dividend of $0.08. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Antofagasta Price Performance

ANTO stock opened at GBX 1,513 ($19.95) on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,734.95 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,743.37. The stock has a market capitalization of £18.64 billion, a PE ratio of 24.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -1.08 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.33, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 2.78. Antofagasta has a 1 year low of GBX 1,278 ($16.85) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,425 ($31.98).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ANTO has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a GBX 2,400 ($31.65) price objective on shares of Antofagasta in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,125 ($28.02) target price on shares of Antofagasta in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,185 ($28.81).

Antofagasta Company Profile

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.