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In the latest session, Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $16.28 down -0.67% from its previous closing price of $16.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Century Aluminum Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.63 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 14.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.09.
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 -5.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.28%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 93.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.37M. Insiders hold about 44.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.23% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Century Aluminum Co (CENX) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 2.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.8, with high estimates of $0.8 and low estimates of $0.8.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.45 and $1.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.21. EPS for the following year is $2.09, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.35 and $1.82.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $606.1M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $651.2M to a low estimate of $561M. As of the current estimate, Century Aluminum Co’s year-ago sales were $560.8MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $595.6M. There is a high estimate of $595.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $595.6M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CENX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.48B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.4B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.22BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.43B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.66B and the low estimate is $2.19B.
