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The price of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $20.39 in the last session, up 2.26% from day before closing price of $19.94. In other words, the price has increased by $2.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. CENX stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.04.
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 0.56 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:
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 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 1892167424 and an Enterprise Value of 2321868544. As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.105 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.517.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CENX is 2.50, which has changed by 0.94916916 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22212577 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 $9.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.47%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CENX traded on average about 1.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1084730 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 92.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.11M. Insiders hold about 44.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.27% stake in the company. Shares short for CENX as of 1735603200 were 4732895 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1732838400 on 4231339. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4732895 and a Short% of Float of 11.25.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.84.
