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The closing price of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) was $16.79 for the day, down -2.67% from the previous closing price of $17.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. CENX stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.6101.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CENX’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 and its Current Ratio is at 1.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
On December 03, 2024, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $27.
B. Riley Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 09, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $10 to $14.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 20 ’25 when Hoffman Robert F sold 5,000 shares for $20.24 per share. The transaction valued at 101,200 led to the insider holds 59,083 shares of the business.
Hoffman Robert F sold 2,500 shares of CENX for $49,975 on Mar 14 ’25. The SVP, IT and CAO now owns 64,083 shares after completing the transaction at $19.99 per share. On Mar 17 ’25, another insider, Hoffman Robert F, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,000 shares for $20.50 each.
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 1592059904 and an Enterprise Value of 2034905216. As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.27. 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 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.917 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.014.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CENX is 2.69, which has changed by -0.06618464 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07995045 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CENX has reached a high of $25.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.54%.
Shares Statistics:
CENX traded an average of 1.96M shares per day over the past three months and 1369100 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 93.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 50.81M. Insiders hold about 44.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.74% stake in the company. Shares short for CENX as of 1744675200 were 5815904 with a Short Ratio of 2.97, compared to 1741910400 on 4639765. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5815904 and a Short% of Float of 13.99.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.84.
