B. Riley Equities Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for CENX

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Century Aluminum in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.93 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Century Aluminum's current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The industrial products company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $631.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $515.27 million. Century Aluminum had a return on equity of 13.38% and a net margin of 14.69%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Century Aluminum from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Century Aluminum from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $22.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th.

Century Aluminum Stock Up 2.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ CENX traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $17.29. The company had a trading volume of 1,227,753 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,382,168. Century Aluminum has a 1-year low of $11.40 and a 1-year high of $25.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The firm's 50 day moving average is $17.49 and its 200-day moving average is $19.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.47 and a beta of 2.56.

Insider Buying and Selling at Century Aluminum

In other news, CAO Robert F. Hoffman sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.99, for a total transaction of $49,975.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 64,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,281,019.17. This trade represents a 3.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC increased its position in Century Aluminum by 266.5% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 97,396 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,581,000 after acquiring an additional 70,825 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Century Aluminum by 7.9% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 30,115 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $524,000 after purchasing an additional 2,198 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Century Aluminum by 17.0% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 301,992 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $4,901,000 after buying an additional 43,881 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Century Aluminum by 49.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 959,033 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $15,565,000 after buying an additional 319,164 shares during the period. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Century Aluminum during the fourth quarter worth approximately $54,000. Institutional investors own 61.59% of the company's stock.

About Century Aluminum

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.