In the journey to outperform the market, investors delve into the art of stock selection. Choosing the right stocks can be a powerful driver for wealth accumulation.
In the latest session, Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $21.18 down -0.66% from its previous closing price of $21.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.06 million shares were traded. CENX stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.555.
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:
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 1976159744 and an Enterprise Value of 2378258688. As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.73. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.006 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.582.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CENX is 2.54, which has changed by 0.66640437 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 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 11.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.83%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CENX has traded an average of 1.62M shares per day and 1786120 over the past ten days. A total of 93.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.32M. Insiders hold about 45.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.07% stake in the company. Shares short for CENX as of 1752537600 were 6656921 with a Short Ratio of 4.10, compared to 1749772800 on 6272706. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6656921 and a Short% of Float of 12.61.
