Q3 Earnings Forecast for Alcoa Issued By B. Riley (NYSE:AA)

Key Points

• B. Riley has increased its Q3 2025 earnings per share forecast for Alcoa to $0.60, citing a prior estimate of $0.59, and maintains a "Buy" rating with a target price of $38.00.
• Alcoa recently reported Q2 earnings of $0.39 per share, surpassing expectations, and experienced a revenue increase of 3.9% compared to the previous year.
• The company's stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" with an average price target of $41.75 based on various analysts' ratings.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Alcoa in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 9th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.60 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.59. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alcoa's current full-year earnings is $4.43 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Alcoa's FY2025 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.10. Alcoa had a return on equity of 19.18% and a net margin of 7.86%.The firm had revenue of $3.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.16 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

AA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Alcoa from $40.00 to $38.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Alcoa from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Alcoa from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays lifted their target price on Alcoa to $31.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Alcoa to a "buy" rating and set a $42.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.75.

Alcoa Stock Performance

Shares of Alcoa stock opened at $30.93 on Thursday. Alcoa has a one year low of $21.53 and a one year high of $47.77. The company has a market cap of $8.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.08, a PEG ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 2.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.65. The business's 50 day moving average price is $30.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alcoa

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Twin Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Alcoa by 1.8% in the second quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. now owns 19,137 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $565,000 after buying an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Alcoa by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,470 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of Alcoa by 1.9% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 18,628 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $550,000 after buying an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Alcoa by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,569 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $248,000 after buying an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Alcoa by 0.6% in the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 72,800 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,148,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter.

Alcoa Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 12th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Alcoa's payout ratio is currently 10.44%.

About Alcoa

Alcoa Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products in the United States, Spain, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Alumina and Aluminum. It engages in bauxite mining operations; and processes bauxite into alumina and sells it to customers who process it into industrial chemical products, as well as aluminum smelting and casting businesses.

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