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The price of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $30.29 in the last session, down -0.10% from day before closing price of $30.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.57 million shares were traded. CENX stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.6399 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.3.
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 Nov 10 ’25 when GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG sold 9,000,000 shares for $30.25 per share. The transaction valued at 272,250,000 led to the insider holds 18,500,000 shares of the business.
Glencore International AG bought 9,000,000 shares of CENX for $297,450,000 on Nov 10 ’25. On Sep 26 ’25, another insider, Hafberg Agust F, who serves as the SVP & Chief Commercial Officer of the company, sold 9,493 shares for $27.91 each. As a result, the insider received 264,950 and left with 55,260 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 2827328256 and an Enterprise Value of 3250028288. As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.287 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.846.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CENX is 2.29, which has changed by 0.41549957 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 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 1.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 35.98%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CENX traded on average about 2.30M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1527610 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 93.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.91M. Insiders hold about 40.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.30% stake in the company. Shares short for CENX as of 1764288000 were 7383912 with a Short Ratio of 3.21, compared to 1761868800 on 7502754. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7383912 and a Short% of Float of 13.98.
