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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$71.81
-8.0%
$68.79
$27.72
$84.38
$20.59B1.564.34 million shs5.73 million shs
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$33.96
-0.5%
$35.97
$27.48
$44.85
$3.13B1.28750,988 shs476,127 shs
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
$176.90
-5.3%
$160.78
$71.44
$194.43
$3.05B1.6209,185 shs175,379 shs
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$268.50
-3.0%
$220.99
$119.89
$280.49
$40.07B1.51.02 million shs1.12 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-3.56%+3.11%+23.68%+31.08%+185.41%
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
-1.20%-5.74%-8.08%-6.33%-6.41%
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
+0.28%+1.57%+6.21%+52.29%+141.66%
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
+0.63%+6.17%+16.59%+52.44%+105.12%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$71.81
-8.0%
$68.79
$27.72
$84.38
$20.59B1.564.34 million shs5.73 million shs
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$33.96
-0.5%
$35.97
$27.48
$44.85
$3.13B1.28750,988 shs476,127 shs
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
$176.90
-5.3%
$160.78
$71.44
$194.43
$3.05B1.6209,185 shs175,379 shs
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$268.50
-3.0%
$220.99
$119.89
$280.49
$40.07B1.51.02 million shs1.12 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-3.56%+3.11%+23.68%+31.08%+185.41%
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
-1.20%-5.74%-8.08%-6.33%-6.41%
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
+0.28%+1.57%+6.21%+52.29%+141.66%
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
+0.63%+6.17%+16.59%+52.44%+105.12%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
2.36
Hold$68.60-4.47% Downside
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
2.33
Hold$46.4036.62% Upside
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
2.50
Moderate Buy$159.50-9.84% Downside
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
2.58
Moderate Buy$224.64-16.34% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest KALU, STLD, AA, and AVNT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/4/2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
Boost Price TargetOverweight$235.00 ➝ $293.00
6/1/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
DowngradeHold (C+)Hold (C)
5/22/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
UpgradeNeutralBuy$75.00 ➝ $80.00
5/21/2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
Initiated CoverageOverweight$270.00
5/21/2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
UpgradeStrong-Buy
5/13/2026
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
Reiterated RatingHold (C)
5/12/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
5/12/2026
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
5/8/2026
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
Set Price Target$43.00
5/5/2026
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
Initiated CoverageBuyNeutral$176.00
5/5/2026
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
UpgradeHold
(Data available from 6/5/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$12.83B1.48$6.28 per share11.43$23.62 per share3.04
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$3.26B0.96$4.83 per share7.03$26.06 per share1.30
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
$3.37B0.86$13.28 per share13.32$50.97 per share3.47
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$18.18B2.14$11.53 per share23.28$60.19 per share4.46
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$1.16B$3.9518.189.08N/A8.27%12.57%5.05%7/15/2026 (Estimated)
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$81.90M$1.7219.7510.051.094.81%11.11%4.40%8/7/2026 (Estimated)
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
$112.50M$9.1819.2718.80N/A4.14%17.00%5.34%7/22/2026 (Estimated)
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$1.19B$9.3528.7215.900.597.22%15.54%8.49%7/20/2026 (Estimated)

Latest KALU, STLD, AA, and AVNT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/7/2026Q1 2026
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$0.81$0.83+$0.02$0.61$846.35 million$847.40 million
4/22/2026Q1 2026
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
$1.96$3.74+$1.78$3.71$948.50 million$1.11 billion
4/21/2026Q1 2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$2.79$2.78-$0.01$2.78$5.39 billion$5.20 billion
4/16/2026Q1 2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$1.60$1.40-$0.20$1.60$3.35 billion$3.19 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$0.400.56%N/A10.13%N/A
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$1.103.24%+5.86%63.95%1 Years
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
$3.081.74%+2.82%33.55%N/A
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
$2.120.79%+14.87%22.67%13 Years

Latest KALU, STLD, AA, and AVNT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/14/2026
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
quarterly$0.27503.26%6/18/20266/18/20267/15/2026
5/7/2026
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
quarterly$0.530.91%6/30/20266/30/20267/10/2026
5/7/2026
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
quarterly$0.100.63%5/19/20265/19/20266/5/2026
4/8/2026
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
quarterly$0.771.73%4/24/20264/24/20265/15/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
0.36
1.48
0.88
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
0.80
1.77
1.29
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
1.28
2.47
1.14
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
0.46
3.13
1.33

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
N/A
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
95.48%
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
99.29%
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
82.41%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
N/A
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
0.85%
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
1.30%
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
6.60%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Alcoa stock logo
AA
Alcoa
14,900263.89 millionN/AOptionable
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
9,00091.71 million90.93 millionOptionable
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation stock logo
KALU
Kaiser Aluminum
3,84016.34 million16.13 millionOptionable
Steel Dynamics, Inc. stock logo
STLD
Steel Dynamics
14,400144.72 million135.17 millionOptionable

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Alcoa stock logo

Alcoa NYSE:AA

$71.81 -6.21 (-7.96%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$71.67 -0.15 (-0.20%)
As of 07:58 PM Eastern
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Alcoa Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products in the United States, Spain, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Alumina and Aluminum. It engages in bauxite mining operations; and processes bauxite into alumina and sells it to customers who process it into industrial chemical products, as well as aluminum smelting and casting businesses. The company offers primary aluminum in the form of alloy ingot or value-add ingot to customers that produce products for the transportation, building and construction, packaging, wire, and other industrial markets; and flat-rolled aluminum in the form of sheet, which is sold primarily to customers that produce beverage and food cans. In addition, it owns hydro power plants that generates and sells electricity in the wholesale market to traders, large industrial consumers, distribution companies, and other generation companies. The company was formerly known as Alcoa Upstream Corporation and changed its name to Alcoa Corporation in October 2016. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Avient stock logo

Avient NYSE:AVNT

$33.96 -0.18 (-0.52%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$33.50 -0.46 (-1.36%)
As of 05:55 PM Eastern
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Avient Corporation operates as a formulator of material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Color, Additives and Inks; and Specialty Engineered Materials. The Color, Additives and Inks segment offers custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, and specialty inks; custom-formulated liquid system, such as polyester, vinyl, natural rubber and latex, polyurethane, and silicone; and proprietary inks. Its products are used in medical and pharmaceutical devices, food packaging, personal care and cosmetics, transportation, building products, wire and cable, recreational and athletic apparel, construction and filtration, outdoor furniture, healthcare, textiles and appliances, and industrial markets. The Specialty Engineered Materials segment provides specialty polymer formulations, services, and solutions for designers, assemblers, and processors of thermoplastic materials. It sells its products through direct sales personnel, distributors, and commissioned sales agents. The company was formerly known as PolyOne Corporation and changed its name to Avient Corporation in June 2020. Avient Corporation was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio.

Kaiser Aluminum stock logo

Kaiser Aluminum NASDAQ:KALU

$176.90 -9.95 (-5.33%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$176.84 -0.06 (-0.03%)
As of 07:27 PM Eastern
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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum mill products in the United States and internationally. It offers rolled, extruded, and drawn aluminum products used for aerospace and defense, aluminum beverage and food packaging, automotive and general engineering products. The company's automotive extrusions include extruded aluminum products for structural components, crash management systems, anti-lock braking systems, and drawn tubes for drive shafts, as well as offers fabrication services, including sawing and cutting to length. Its packaging products consist of bare and coated 3000- and 5000-series alloy aluminum coil used for beverage and food packaging industry. In addition, the company's general engineering products comprise alloy plate, sheet, rod, bar, tube, wire, and standard extrusion shapes used in various applications, including the production of military vehicles, ordnances, semiconductor manufacturing cells, electronic devices, after-market motor sport parts, tooling plates, parts for machinery and equipment, bolts, screws, nails, and rivets. Further, its rerolled, extruded, drawn, and cast billet aluminum products used for industrial end uses. The company sells its products directly to customers through sales personnel located in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and China, as well as through independent sales agents in other regions of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Kaiser Aluminum Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

Steel Dynamics stock logo

Steel Dynamics NASDAQ:STLD

$268.50 -8.35 (-3.02%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$266.79 -1.71 (-0.64%)
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Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, flat bars, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, as well as standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars; channels, angles, flats, merchant rounds, and reinforcing steel bars; and specialty shapes and light structural steel products. This segment also engages in turning, polishing, straightening, chamfering, precision saw-cutting, and heat treating of bar products. Its products are used in construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agriculture equipment, and pipe and tube markets. The Metals Recycling Operations segment is involved in the ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal processing, transportation, marketing, brokerage, and scrap management services. Its ferrous products include heavy melting steel, busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, steel turnings, and cast-iron products; and nonferrous products comprise aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and other nonferrous metals. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment produces steel non-residential building components, such as steel joists, girders, trusses, and steel deck products for non-residential steel fabricators, metal building companies, general construction contractors, developers, owners, brokers, and governmental entities, as well as e-commerce warehouses, data centers, metal buildings, and education and commercial building projects. The Aluminum Operations segment offers recycled aluminum flat rolled products. The company also exports its products. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.