Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for CENX Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Century Aluminum to $0.73, up from the previous estimate of $0.59, indicating a more optimistic outlook for the company.
• The consensus estimate for Century Aluminum's full-year earnings is now $2.76 per share, with forecasts for $0.65 EPS in Q4 2025 and $2.00 EPS for FY2025.
• Wall Street Zen has downgraded Century Aluminum from a "buy" to a "hold" rating, reflecting a shift in sentiment towards the company's stock performance.

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Century Aluminum in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 5th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.73 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.59. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $25.00 price target 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The industrial products company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by ($0.39). Century Aluminum had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 18.18%. The business had revenue of $628.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $606.10 million.

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

Century Aluminum Stock Performance

Century Aluminum stock traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $23.01. The company had a trading volume of 2,813,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,684,167. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market cap of $2.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.84 and a beta of 2.53. The company has a 50 day moving average of $19.78 and a 200-day moving average of $18.42. Century Aluminum has a 52 week low of $11.63 and a 52 week high of $25.39.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its holdings in Century Aluminum by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 13,415 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 979 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Century Aluminum by 0.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,300,691 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $23,443,000 after acquiring an additional 6,397 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Century Aluminum by 12.9% in the second 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 in the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its position in Century Aluminum by 230.9% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,303,580 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $23,498,000 after purchasing an additional 909,656 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Monaco Asset Management SAM lifted its stake in Century Aluminum by 67.3% during the second quarter. Monaco Asset Management SAM now owns 230,000 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $4,145,000 after purchasing an additional 92,500 shares during the period. 61.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.