Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) Shares Up 10.6% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTO) traded up 10.6% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 4,000 and last traded at GBX 4,000. 1,451,307 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 92% from the average session volume of 17,376,244 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,617.

Key Stories Impacting Antofagasta

Here are the key news stories impacting Antofagasta this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record FY profits and EBITDA supported by strong copper prices, lifting core profit materially year‑on‑year — a clear fundamental tailwind for cash flow and shareholder returns. Antofagasta FY EBITDA hits new high on strong copper prices
• Positive Sentiment: Sector dynamics: rising copper demand/prices are benefiting miners including Antofagasta, reinforcing upside to near‑term earnings if metal prices hold. Miners BHP and Antofagasta cash in on soaring copper demand as investors pile into metals
• Neutral Sentiment: Antofagasta reported quarterly EPS and published the analyst slide deck / conference call materials (useful for modelling free cash flow and capex timing). Listen to Conference Call / View Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Company reiterated its 2026 production outlook and reported 2025 EBITDA roughly in line with consensus — this removes a near‑term downside risk but offered no upside surprise. Antofagasta reports in-line 2025 EBITDA and keeps 2026 output outlook; shares dip
• Negative Sentiment: Some metrics disappointed: revenue and operating profit were reported below some analyst expectations, which prompted profit‑taking despite headline EBITDA gains. Antofagasta posts revenue, operating profit below analyst expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction included a share dip in some coverage notes — investors trimmed positions after mixed results (strong commodity‑driven profits but limited upside vs expectations). Antofagasta’s shares dip despite soaring revenue

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on ANTO. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 2,700 price objective on shares of Antofagasta in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Antofagasta in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group downgraded shares of Antofagasta to a “hold” rating and lifted their price target for the company from GBX 3,165 to GBX 4,100 in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Antofagasta from GBX 2,300 to GBX 2,400 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,900 price objective on shares of Antofagasta in a report on Friday, November 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Antofagasta has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 2,992.86.

Antofagasta Trading Up 10.6%

The company has a quick ratio of 2.78, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 65.33. The company has a market cap of £39.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.13, a P/E/G ratio of -1.08 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 3,476.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,846.73.

Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The mining company reported GBX 129.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Antofagasta had a return on equity of 8.52% and a net margin of 11.96%. On average, analysts predict that Antofagasta plc will post 87.0403995 EPS for the current year.

About Antofagasta

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.