Q2 EPS Forecast for Century Aluminum Decreased by Analyst

Key Points

• B. Riley has lowered its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Century Aluminum from $0.41 to $0.34, with a current full-year consensus estimate at $2.76 per share.
• Wall Street Zen has downgraded Century Aluminum's stock rating from "buy" to "hold."
• Century Aluminum's stock price rose by 3.2% and opened at $21.06, following a report that showed a quarterly EPS of $0.28, missing the consensus estimate by $0.25.

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX - Free Report) - B. Riley decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Century Aluminum in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.41. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Century Aluminum's current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Century Aluminum's FY2027 earnings at $2.34 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Century Aluminum from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 3rd.

Century Aluminum Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of Century Aluminum stock traded up $0.37 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $23.01. The company had a trading volume of 2,813,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,684,167. The company's 50-day moving average is $19.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.42. Century Aluminum has a twelve month low of $11.63 and a twelve month high of $25.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The company has a market cap of $2.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.84 and a beta of 2.53.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). Century Aluminum had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 18.18%. The firm had revenue of $628.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $606.10 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CENX. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Century Aluminum by 1,291.8% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in Century Aluminum during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in Century Aluminum by 261.8% during the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 4,020 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 2,909 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in Century Aluminum by 12.9% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,414 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Century Aluminum by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $101,000 after purchasing an additional 628 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.59% of the company's stock.

Century Aluminum Company Profile

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.