Alcoa (AA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA) is a global producer of aluminum and an integrated participant in the aluminum industry. Its operations span the value chain from bauxite mining and alumina refining to aluminum smelting, casting and recycling.

The company supplies aluminum products used in transportation, building and construction, packaging, aerospace, automotive, electrical and other industrial applications. Its portfolio includes primary aluminum, alumina, aluminum billets and other cast products, as well as low-carbon and recycled aluminum offerings.

Alcoa traces its origins to the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, founded in 1888, and has helped develop the modern aluminum industry. The current Alcoa Corporation was established in 2016 when the former Alcoa separated its upstream aluminum operations from its downstream engineered-products business. The company serves customers through operations and facilities across multiple regions, including North America, South America, Europe and Australia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.63 to $42.63
• 50-Day Range: $41.95 to $54.16
• 52-Week Range: $35.01 to $84.38
• Volume: 3.57 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.86 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.74
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: $61.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Alcoa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alcoa scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Alcoa has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Alcoa has a consensus price target of $61.00, representing about 44.3% upside from its current price of $42.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alcoa has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -13.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alcoa are expected to decrease by -13.77% in the coming year, from $6.61 to $5.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alcoa is 8.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alcoa is 8.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.53.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alcoa has a PEG Ratio of 0.49. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alcoa has a P/B Ratio of 1.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.54% of the float of Alcoa has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alcoa has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alcoa has recently decreased by 1.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Alcoa has a dividend yield of 0.95%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Alcoa does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Alcoa is 8.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Alcoa will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.02% next year. This indicates that Alcoa will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Alcoa has a news sentiment score of 0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Alcoa this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

45 people have searched for AA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 41% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added Alcoa to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alcoa insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $826,491.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.43% of the stock of Alcoa is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.39% of the stock of Alcoa is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/16/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Aluminum
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AA
• CIK: 1675149
• Web: www.alcoa.com
• Phone: (412) 315-2900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,900
• Year Founded: 1888

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alcoa: $61.00
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $41.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +43.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.46
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.43
• P/E Growth: 0.49
• Net Income: $1.16 billion
• Net Margins: 9.48%
• Pretax Margin: 8.94%
• Return on Equity: 18.90%
• Return on Assets: 7.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30
• Current Ratio: 1.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.82
• Cash Flow: $6.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.37
• Book Value: $23.62 per share
• Price / Book: 1.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 263,909,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $11.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.74