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Century Aluminum (CENX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.38 -0.32 (-1.41%)
Closing price 08/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$22.57 +0.19 (+0.85%)
As of 08/28/2025 07:41 PM Eastern
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About Century Aluminum Stock (NASDAQ:CENX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.10
$23.00
50-Day Range
$16.91
$23.82
52-Week Range
$11.63
$25.39
Volume
1.42 million shs
Average Volume
1.46 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.09 billion
P/E Ratio
19.29
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$24.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Century Aluminum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

CENX MarketRank™: 

Century Aluminum scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 179 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Century Aluminum has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Century Aluminum are expected to grow by 9.42% in the coming year, from $2.76 to $3.02 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Century Aluminum is 19.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Century Aluminum is 19.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.13.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Century Aluminum has a P/B Ratio of 3.05. 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

    12.99% 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 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Century Aluminum has recently increased by 0.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Century Aluminum does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.99% 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 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Century Aluminum has recently increased by 0.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Century Aluminum has a news sentiment score of 1.45. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Century Aluminum this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for CENX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Century Aluminum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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 $279,868.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.76% 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 News Headlines

Production of aluminum profiles at a plant in Almaty. 5.October , 2012 — Stock Editorial Photography
Century Aluminum: A Premier Stock for the Industrial Resurgence
Century Aluminum is leveraging U.S. tariff policy to expand domestic production, positioning itself as a top investment for the American industrial resurgence.
Century Aluminum SVP Trades $279K In Company Stock
$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town
Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.tc pixel
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CENX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Century Aluminum's stock was trading at $18.22 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CENX shares have increased by 22.8% and is now trading at $22.38.

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The industrial products company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.39. The industrial products company earned $628.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $606.10 million. Century Aluminum had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.02% and a net margin of 4.94%.
Read the conference call transcript
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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 (42.93%), State Street Corp (3.93%), Boston Partners (1.86%) and MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (1.53%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert F Hoffman, Matt Aboud and Jesse E Gary.
View institutional ownership trends
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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), Rite Aid (RAD), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
METAL PROC&FABR
Sub-Industry
Aluminum
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CENX
CIK
949157
Employees
2,971
Year Founded
1995

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$27.00
Low Price Target
$22.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.16
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.29
Forward P/E Ratio
8.11
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$336.80 million
Net Margins
4.94%
Pretax Margin
4.18%
Return on Equity
18.02%
Return on Assets
6.21%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.66
Current Ratio
1.75
Quick Ratio
0.61

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.22 billion
Price / Sales
0.94
Cash Flow
$4.48 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.00
Book Value
$7.33 per share
Price / Book
3.05

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
93,340,000
Free Float
92,630,000
Market Cap
$2.09 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.53

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This page (NASDAQ:CENX) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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