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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$37.59
+0.7%
$33.38
$23.07
$38.20
$6.70B2.456.39 million shs3.07 million shs
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
$29.99
$29.90
$16.33
$30.02
$3.01B1.821.57 million shs4.38 million shs
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
$17.55
+0.9%
$14.83
$5.70
$18.64
$1.63B2.671.47 million shs1.80 million shs
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
$110.08
+2.3%
$105.75
$57.53
$114.77
$6.65B1.55241,990 shs492,636 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
+0.70%+7.00%+3.01%+36.49%+2.09%
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+2.99%
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
+0.86%+1.15%+5.09%+69.24%+107.45%
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
+2.31%+4.02%-3.22%+25.16%+87.18%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
3.4674 of 5 stars
2.02.01.70.03.52.51.9
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
1.2643 of 5 stars
1.22.00.00.02.51.71.3
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
1.9331 of 5 stars
1.33.01.70.02.62.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
2.08
Hold$33.54-10.77% Downside
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
2.33
Hold$12.00-31.62% Downside
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
2.63
Moderate Buy$93.75-14.83% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest AA, ARNC, CENX, and ESAB Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/2/2024
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$15.00 ➝ $16.00
4/22/2024
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
Morgan Stanley
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UpgradeUnderweight ➝ Equal Weight$28.50 ➝ $36.50
4/19/2024
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$27.00 ➝ $32.00
4/18/2024
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
B. Riley
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$25.00 ➝ $31.00
4/18/2024
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
Jefferies Financial Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$45.00 ➝ $48.00
4/18/2024
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$35.00 ➝ $37.00
3/18/2024
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$31.00 ➝ $32.00
3/18/2024
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Overweight$111.00 ➝ $125.00
3/5/2024
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$93.00 ➝ $100.00
3/1/2024
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$84.00 ➝ $111.00
3/1/2024
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$106.00 ➝ $114.00
(Data available from 5/8/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$10.48B0.64$1.30 per share28.91$32.75 per share1.15
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
$8.96B0.34$3.81 per share7.88$14.79 per share2.03
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
$2.19B0.74$0.36 per share49.16$3.72 per share4.72
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
$2.77B2.40$6.04 per share18.24$27.34 per share4.03

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-$651M-$3.76N/A17.403.77-6.41%-8.51%-3.60%7/17/2024 (Estimated)
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
-$182M-$2.52N/A14.42N/A-3.12%8.18%1.95%N/A
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
-$43.10M$2.188.059.39N/A10.72%4.27%1.02%8/14/2024 (Estimated)
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
$205.29M$3.8228.8220.272.108.39%17.59%7.39%8/6/2024 (Estimated)

Latest AA, ARNC, CENX, and ESAB Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/1/2024Q1 2024
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
$1.11$1.20+$0.09$1.42$653.93 million$690.00 million      
4/17/2024Q1 24
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-$0.62-$0.81-$0.19-$0.21$2.55 billion$2.60 billion    
2/29/202412/31/2023
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
$1.05$1.13+$0.08$1.43$644.51 million$689.40 million      
2/21/2024Q4 2023
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
-$0.23$0.30+$0.53$0.30$514.40 million$512.30 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$0.401.06%N/AN/A N/A
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
$0.240.22%N/A6.28%1 Years

Latest AA, ARNC, CENX, and ESAB Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/22/2024
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
Quarterly$0.060.25%3/27/20243/29/20244/12/2024
2/22/2024
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
quarterly$0.101.45%3/4/20243/5/20243/21/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
0.45
1.61
0.93
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
1.08
1.62
0.80
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
0.77
1.67
0.63
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
0.59
1.65
1.01

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
82.39%
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
91.16%
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
61.59%
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
91.13%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
1.08%
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
0.79%
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
0.68%
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
7.20%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
13,600179.56 millionN/AOptionable
Arconic Co. stock logo
ARNC
Arconic
11,550100.35 million99.55 millionOptionable
Century Aluminum stock logo
CENX
Century Aluminum
2,93992.70 million92.07 millionOptionable
ESAB Co. stock logo
ESAB
ESAB
9,00060.42 million56.07 millionOptionable

AA, ARNC, CENX, and ESAB Headlines

SourceHeadline
International Assets Investment Management LLC Purchases Shares of 132,788 ESAB Co. (NYSE:ESAB)International Assets Investment Management LLC Purchases Shares of 132,788 ESAB Co. (NYSE:ESAB)
marketbeat.com - May 6 at 4:16 AM
New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 7,565 Shares of ESAB Co. (NYSE:ESAB)New York State Common Retirement Fund Sells 7,565 Shares of ESAB Co. (NYSE:ESAB)
marketbeat.com - May 5 at 5:13 AM
ESAB Stock Earnings: ESAB Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024ESAB Stock Earnings: ESAB Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024
msn.com - May 2 at 2:32 PM
ESAB Corporation (NYSE:ESAB) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptESAB Corporation (NYSE:ESAB) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
finance.yahoo.com - May 2 at 2:32 PM
ESAB Corp (ESAB) (Q1 2024) Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Record Sales and Strategic ...ESAB Corp (ESAB) (Q1 2024) Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Record Sales and Strategic ...
finance.yahoo.com - May 2 at 9:31 AM
ESAB First Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Misses ExpectationsESAB First Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations
finance.yahoo.com - May 2 at 9:31 AM
Q1 2024 ESAB Corp Earnings Call TranscriptQ1 2024 ESAB Corp Earnings Call Transcript
gurufocus.com - May 2 at 1:01 AM
Q1 2024 ESAB Corp Earnings CallQ1 2024 ESAB Corp Earnings Call
finance.yahoo.com - May 2 at 12:46 AM
Analysts Offer Insights on Industrial Goods Companies: Orion Group Holdings (ORN) and ESAB Corporation (ESAB)Analysts Offer Insights on Industrial Goods Companies: Orion Group Holdings (ORN) and ESAB Corporation (ESAB)
markets.businessinsider.com - May 1 at 2:45 PM
ESAB Corporation 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationESAB Corporation 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
seekingalpha.com - May 1 at 10:20 AM
ESAB Corp (ESAB) Q1 2024 Earnings: Solid Performance with Strategic AcquisitionsESAB Corp (ESAB) Q1 2024 Earnings: Solid Performance with Strategic Acquisitions
finance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 9:45 AM
ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) Issues FY33 Earnings GuidanceESAB (NYSE:ESAB) Issues FY33 Earnings Guidance
marketbeat.com - May 1 at 9:35 AM
ESAB Corporation Announces First Quarter 2024 ResultsESAB Corporation Announces First Quarter 2024 Results
businesswire.com - May 1 at 6:30 AM
Krum Highs welding program gets state-of-the-art support from ESABs Denton facilityKrum High's welding program gets state-of-the-art support from ESAB's Denton facility
dentonrc.com - May 1 at 1:31 AM
Are Robust Financials Driving The Recent Rally In ESAB Corporations (NYSE:ESAB) Stock?Are Robust Financials Driving The Recent Rally In ESAB Corporation's (NYSE:ESAB) Stock?
finance.yahoo.com - April 30 at 3:28 PM
Underwater Welding Consumable Market Analysis: Industry worth US$ 4,383.8 million by 2034Underwater Welding Consumable Market Analysis: Industry worth US$ 4,383.8 million by 2034
fmiblog.com - April 29 at 11:53 PM
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ajc.com - April 29 at 1:51 PM
ESAB Co. (NYSE:ESAB) Sees Significant Increase in Short InterestESAB Co. (NYSE:ESAB) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest
marketbeat.com - April 28 at 5:42 PM
Gwinnett couple indicted in beating death of 8-year-old daughterGwinnett couple indicted in beating death of 8-year-old daughter
ajc.com - April 27 at 7:07 AM
Bannerman eyes expansion options for Namibia uranium projectBannerman eyes expansion options for Namibia uranium project
engineeringnews.co.za - April 26 at 8:45 AM
Georgia judges face little opposition in May electionsGeorgia judges face little opposition in May elections
ajc.com - April 26 at 8:45 AM
Welding Materials Market Expands Across Industries, Poised to Reach US$ 24.7 Billion by 2033Welding Materials Market Expands Across Industries, Poised to Reach US$ 24.7 Billion by 2033
fmiblog.com - April 26 at 8:45 AM
Is ESAB Corporation (ESAB) Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year?Is ESAB Corporation (ESAB) Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year?
zacks.com - April 25 at 10:46 AM
ESAB Reaches Analyst Target PriceESAB Reaches Analyst Target Price
nasdaq.com - April 24 at 11:30 AM

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Company Descriptions

Alcoa logo

Alcoa

NYSE:AA
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.
Arconic logo

Arconic

NYSE:ARNC
Arconic Corporation manufactures and sells fabricated aluminum sheets, plates, extrusions, and architectural products and systems in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Rolled Products, Building and Construction Systems, and Extrusions. The Rolled Products segment provides a range of aluminum sheet and plate products for aerospace, ground transportation, packaging, building and construction, and industrial products; and roofing, architectural composite panels, ventilated facades and ceiling panels, spacers, culvert pipes, and gutters for building and construction markets. The Building and Construction Systems segment provides various products and building envelope solutions, such as entrances, curtain walls, windows, composite panels, and coil coated sheets for fabricators and glazing subcontractors under the Kawneer, Reynobond, and Reynolux brands. The Extrusions segment offers extruded products, such as automotive shapes, aerospace shapes, seamless tubes, hollows, mortar fins, and high strength rods and bars for ground transportation, aerospace, and industrial markets. The company offers its products directly to customers, as well as through distributors. The company was formerly known as Arconic Rolled Products Corporation and changed its name to Arconic Corporation in April 2020. Arconic Corporation was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Century Aluminum logo

Century Aluminum

NASDAQ:CENX
Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland. It also owns and operates an alumina production facility in Iceland, and a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
ESAB logo

ESAB

NYSE:ESAB
ESAB Corporation engages in the formulation, development, manufacture, and supply of consumable products and equipment for use in cutting, joining, automated welding, and gas control equipment. Its comprehensive range of welding consumables includes electrodes, cored and solid wires, and fluxes using a range of specialty and other materials; and cutting consumables comprising electrodes, nozzles, shields, and tips. The company's equipment ranges from portable welding machines to large customized automated cutting and welding systems. It also offers a range of software and digital solutions to help its customers increase their productivity, remotely monitor their welding operations, and digitize their documentation. The company sells its products under the ESAB brand to various end markets, such as general industry, infrastructure, renewable energy, medical and life sciences, transportation, construction, and energy. It offers its products through independent distributors and direct salespeople. The company operates in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. ESAB Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland.