Aquarius Platinum Limited (LON:AQP) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the fourteen research firms that are presently covering the company, AnalystRatings.Net reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 15.91 ($0.23).

In other Aquarius Platinum Limited news, insider Haslam,G Edward bought 33,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 17 ($0.24) per share, for a total transaction of £5,729.51 ($8,162.86).

Shares of Aquarius Platinum Limited (LON:AQP) opened at 12.50 on Friday. Aquarius Platinum Limited has a 12 month low of GBX 5.53 and a 12 month high of GBX 14.75. The firm’s market cap is GBX 184.78 million. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 11.55 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 9.64.

Several brokerages have recently commented on AQP. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a GBX 12 ($0.17) price objective on shares of Aquarius Platinum Limited in a report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 12.90 ($0.18) price objective on shares of Aquarius Platinum Limited in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Aquarius Platinum Limited in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. RBC Capital reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 12 ($0.17) target price on shares of Aquarius Platinum Limited in a research note on Friday. Finally, Macquarie reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and issued a GBX 7 ($0.10) target price on shares of Aquarius Platinum Limited in a research note on Monday, November 16th.

Aquarius Platinum Limited is engaged in mine development, concentrate production and investment. The Company is a producer of the platinum group metals (LON:AQP), which comprise platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), osmium (Os), ruthenium (Ru) and iridium (Ir). The Company focuses on the operations of the Kroondal mine, the Mimosa mine and the Platinum Mile retreatment facility. Its other mines include Marikana, Blue Ridge and the Chrome Tailings Retreatment Plant, remain on care and maintenance. Its Kroondal is located approximately 120 kilometers north-west of Johannesburg, on the western limb of the Bushveld Complex, in North West Province, South Africa. The Mimosa is located on the Wedza sub-chamber of the southern portion of the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe. The Platinum Mile is located on Anglo Platinum’s Rustenburg Platinum Mine (RPM) adjacent to Aquarius’ Kroondal mine.

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