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The price of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $39.31 in the last session, up 0.87% from day before closing price of $38.97. In other words, the price has increased by $0.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.06 million shares were traded. CENX stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.42.
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 3669272832 and an Enterprise Value of 4091972864. As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.621 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.174.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CENX is 2.29, which has changed by 1.1352525 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16098404 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CENX has reached a high of $39.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 27.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 70.33%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CENX traded on average about 2.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2055510 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 61.33% stake in the company. Shares short for CENX as of 1765756800 were 7571512 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1763078400 on 7790787. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7571512 and a Short% of Float of 14.330000000000002.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Century Aluminum Co (CENX) involves the perspectives of 2.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.73, with high estimates of $1.73 and low estimates of $1.73.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.65 and $2.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.47. EPS for the following year is $5.87, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $7.15 and $4.59.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $662.9M. 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 $728M. There is a high estimate of $728M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $728M.
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 $2.56B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.22BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.1B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.21B and the low estimate is $3B.
