Q2 EPS Estimates for Century Aluminum Reduced by B. Riley

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) - Equities researchers at B. Riley reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Century Aluminum in a research 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 previous forecast of $0.41. 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.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The industrial products company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.41 by ($0.46). Century Aluminum had a return on equity of 19.06% and a net margin of 5.17%.

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Century Aluminum from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday.

Century Aluminum Stock Up 5.3%

Century Aluminum stock traded up $1.14 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $22.64. The company had a trading volume of 1,686,320 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,673,312. Century Aluminum has a fifty-two week low of $11.63 and a fifty-two week 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 firm has a market capitalization of $2.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.19 and a beta of 2.53. The firm's fifty day moving average is $19.64 and its 200-day moving average is $18.41.

Institutional Trading of Century Aluminum

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CENX. Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new position in Century Aluminum in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Century Aluminum by 1,291.8% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,266 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in shares of Century Aluminum by 261.8% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 4,020 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 2,909 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Century Aluminum by 13.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 628 shares during the period. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Century Aluminum in the second quarter valued at about $124,000. 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.