Q3 Earnings Estimate for Century Aluminum Issued By B. Riley

Key Points

• B. Riley raised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Century Aluminum to $0.88 per share, up from $0.81, and maintains a "Buy" rating with a price target of $28.00.
• Zacks Research upgraded Century Aluminum from a "hold" to a "strong-buy" rating, while Wall Street Zen lowered its rating from "buy" to "hold," indicating mixed analyst sentiment.
• Century Aluminum reported a net loss of ($0.05) earnings per share in its last quarterly earnings, missing expectations, despite revenue exceeding forecasts at $628.10 million.

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Century Aluminum in a report released on Tuesday, September 9th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.81. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $28.00 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 $1.19 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The industrial products company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by ($0.39). The company had revenue of $628.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $606.10 million. Century Aluminum had a return on equity of 18.02% and a net margin of 4.94%.

CENX has been the subject of a number of other reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Century Aluminum in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Zacks Research raised Century Aluminum from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Century Aluminum from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $25.67.

Century Aluminum Stock Up 6.4%

Shares of Century Aluminum stock traded up $1.57 on Thursday, hitting $26.09. The company had a trading volume of 3,394,320 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,295,130. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 1.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.49 and a beta of 2.55. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $21.83 and a 200-day moving average of $18.98. Century Aluminum has a 1 year low of $13.05 and a 1 year high of $26.10.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Century Aluminum

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CENX. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Century Aluminum by 1,291.8% during the second 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 last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new position in Century Aluminum during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Century Aluminum by 253.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,822 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,306 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,909 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 506 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 61.59% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Century Aluminum

In related news, SVP Matt Aboud sold 12,027 shares of Century Aluminum stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.27, for a total transaction of $279,868.29. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 62,589 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,456,446.03. This trade represents a 16.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.76% 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.