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The closing price of Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ: CENX) was $23.82 for the day, up 1.53% from the previous closing price of $23.46. In other words, the price has increased by $1.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.57 million shares were traded. CENX stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.29.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CENX’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 1.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 12 ’25 when Aboud Matt bought 12,027 shares for $23.04 per share.
Hoffman Robert F sold 5,000 shares of CENX for $101,200 on Mar 20 ’25. The SVP, IT and CAO now owns 59,083 shares after completing the transaction at $20.24 per share. On Mar 14 ’25, another insider, Hoffman Robert F, who serves as the SVP, IT and CAO of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $19.99 each. As a result, the insider received 49,975 and left with 64,083 shares of the company.
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 2223337472 and an Enterprise Value of 2597735680. As of this moment, Century’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.068 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.938.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CENX is 2.56, which has changed by 0.7566372 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 $11.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 18.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.32%.
Shares Statistics:
CENX traded an average of 1.57M shares per day over the past three months and 1655680 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 93.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.34M. Insiders hold about 45.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.44% stake in the company. Shares short for CENX as of 1753920000 were 6669344 with a Short Ratio of 4.25, compared to 1751241600 on 6318254. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6669344 and a Short% of Float of 12.629999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.84.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 1.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Century Aluminum Co (CENX) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of $0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.29 and $2.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.29. EPS for the following year is $2.76, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $2.76 and $2.76.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 2 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $655.9M to a low estimate of $630M. As of the current estimate, Century Aluminum Co’s year-ago sales were $539.1MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $664.2M. There is a high estimate of $664.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $664.2M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CENX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.58B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.51B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.55B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.22BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.61B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.84B and the low estimate is $2.37B.
