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The price of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) closed at $18.02 in the last session, down -4.91% from day before closing price of $18.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 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 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
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 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:
As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.37.
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 $10.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.74%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 93.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.10M. Insiders hold about 44.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.69% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Century Aluminum Co (CENX) is currently being evaluated by a team of 2.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.81, with high estimates of $0.81 and low estimates of $0.81.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.05 and $1.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.5. EPS for the following year is $1.83, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $1.83 and $1.83.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $602.15M. It ranges from a high estimate of $642.3M to a low estimate of $562M. As of the current estimate, Century Aluminum Co’s year-ago sales were $489.5MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $666.3M. There is a high estimate of $666.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $666.3M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CENX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.23B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.42B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.22BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.84B and the low estimate is $2.19B.
