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The price of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $27.88 in the last session, down -13.71% from day before closing price of $32.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$13.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.15 million shares were traded. CENX stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.97.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CENX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 1.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
On February 24, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform but kept the price unchanged to $22.
Wolfe Research Upgraded its Peer Perform to Outperform on December 03, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $27.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 26 ’25 when Hafberg Agust F sold 9,493 shares for $27.91 per share. The transaction valued at 264,950 led to the insider holds 55,260 shares of the business.
Hafberg Agust F bought 9,493 shares of CENX for $249,951 on Sep 25 ’25. On Sep 19 ’25, another insider, Calloway Kenneth L, who serves as the SVP, Human Resources of the company, sold 16,450 shares for $27.50 each. As a result, the insider received 452,375 and left with 28,706 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CENX now has a Market Capitalization of 2602373888 and an Enterprise Value of 3025074176. As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.198 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.957.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CENX is 2.28, which has changed by 0.56162393 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CENX has reached a high of $34.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.86%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CENX traded on average about 1.93M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2038190 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 93.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.58M. Insiders hold about 44.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.71% stake in the company. Shares short for CENX as of 1761868800 were 7502754 with a Short Ratio of 4.19, compared to 1759190400 on 6724663. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7502754 and a Short% of Float of 14.2.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 1.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.01, with high estimates of $1.01 and low estimates of $1.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.45 and $2.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.37. EPS for the following year is $3.92, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $4.65 and $3.19.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $649.23M. It ranges from a high estimate of $737.7M to a low estimate of $555M. As of. The current estimate, Century Aluminum Co’s year-ago sales were $631MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $665M. There is a high estimate of $665M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $665M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CENX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.63B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.45B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.54B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.22BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.63B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.21B and the low estimate is $1.98B.
