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After finishing at $17.93 in the prior trading day, Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $17.29, down -3.57%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. CENX stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.06.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CENX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 1.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
On January 09, 2024, B. Riley Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $10 to $14.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 27 ’24 when Gary Jesse E sold 50,000 shares for $18.48 per share. The transaction valued at 924,000 led to the insider holds 753 shares of the business.
Gary Jesse E sold 29,243 shares of CENX for $554,740 on Dec 26 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 50,753 shares after completing the transaction at $18.97 per share. On Dec 26 ’24, another insider, Jesse E. Gary, who serves as the Affiliate of the company, bought 79,243 shares for $19.01 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 1604491392 and an Enterprise Value of 2034192000. As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.968 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.966.
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 $9.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.77%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.06M shares per day over the past 3-months and 977390 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 92.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.55M. Insiders hold about 44.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.49% stake in the company. Shares short for CENX as of 1734048000 were 4696685 with a Short Ratio of 4.42, compared to 1731628800 on 4803844. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4696685 and a Short% of Float of 11.16.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.84.
