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The price of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $16.38 in the last session, down -5.26% from day before closing price of $17.29. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.74 million shares were traded.
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 0.57 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:
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 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:
As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.20.
Stock Price History:
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 -7.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.49%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 93.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.36M. Insiders hold about 44.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.70% stake in the company.
