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Century Aluminum (CENX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$61.34 -0.94 (-1.50%)
As of 12:18 PM Eastern
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About Century Aluminum Stock (NASDAQ:CENX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$60.66
$63.00
50-Day Range
$46.48
$67.94
52-Week Range
$14.77
$68.69
Volume
602,499 shs
Average Volume
2.20 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.07 billion
P/E Ratio
153.10
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$79.33
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Century Aluminum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

CENX MarketRank™: 

Century Aluminum scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 173 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Century Aluminum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $79.33, representing about 27.4% upside from its current price of $62.28.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Century Aluminum has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Century Aluminum's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Century Aluminum are expected to grow by 32.62% in the coming year, from $10.30 to $13.66 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Century Aluminum is 155.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Century Aluminum is 155.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.26.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Century Aluminum has a P/B Ratio of 6.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Century Aluminum's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.26% of the float of Century Aluminum has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Century Aluminum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.24.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Century Aluminum has recently increased by 7.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Century Aluminum does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Century Aluminum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Century Aluminum has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Century Aluminum this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    18 people have searched for CENX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    9 people have added Century Aluminum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Century Aluminum insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,619,411.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.84% of the stock of Century Aluminum is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    61.59% of the stock of Century Aluminum is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Century Aluminum's insider trading history.
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CENX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Century Aluminum's stock was trading at $39.18 at the start of the year. Since then, CENX stock has increased by 59.0% and is now trading at $62.28.

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 19th. The industrial products company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.25. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Century Aluminum: Century Aluminum Asia Holdings Limited, Century Aluminum Congo S.A., Century Aluminum Development LLC, Century Aluminum Holdings LLC, Century Aluminum of Kentucky General Partnership, Century Aluminum of Kentucky LLC, Century Aluminum of South Carolina Inc., and more.

Century Aluminum's top institutional investors include Glencore plc (30.00%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.85%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.57%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.34%). Insiders that own company stock include International Ag Glencore, Jesse E Gary, John Dezee, Matt Aboud, Robert F Hoffman and Agust F Hafberg.
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Shares of CENX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Century Aluminum investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/19/2026
Today
5/06/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/07/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
METAL PROC&FABR
Sub-Industry
Aluminum
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CENX
CIK
949157
Employees
2,906
Year Founded
1995

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$86.00
Low Price Target
$75.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+29.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
152.84
Forward P/E Ratio
5.93
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$41.80 million
Net Margins
1.65%
Pretax Margin
0.11%
Return on Equity
5.57%
Return on Assets
2.01%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.52
Current Ratio
1.97
Quick Ratio
0.98

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.53 billion
Price / Sales
2.39
Cash Flow
$1.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow
41.77
Book Value
$9.96 per share
Price / Book
6.13

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
98,970,000
Free Float
98,143,000
Market Cap
$6.05 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.91

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This page (NASDAQ:CENX) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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