Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

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CENX vs. AA, FCX, HBM, SCCO, and KALU

Should you buy Century Aluminum stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Century Aluminum with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Century Aluminum include Alcoa (AA), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Southern Copper (SCCO), and Kaiser Aluminum (KALU).

How does Century Aluminum compare to Alcoa?

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Alcoa has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alcoa had 5 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alcoa and 9 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Alcoa's score of 0.94 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alcoa	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Alcoa currently has a consensus price target of $67.60, suggesting a potential upside of 8.24%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.80%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Alcoa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alcoa	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Alcoa has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Alcoa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alcoa	$12.83B	1.28	$1.16B	$3.95	15.81
Century Aluminum	$2.53B	2.22	$41.80M	$3.35	16.96

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 13.75% compared to Alcoa's net margin of 8.27%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 13.59% beat Alcoa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alcoa	8.27%	12.57%	5.05%
Century Aluminum	13.75%	13.59%	5.42%

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Alcoa on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Century Aluminum compare to Freeport-McMoRan?

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 17 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 9 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 1.03 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freeport-McMoRan	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus price target of $65.14, suggesting a potential upside of 3.36%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.80%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Freeport-McMoRan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freeport-McMoRan	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freeport-McMoRan	$25.92B	3.50	$2.20B	$1.88	33.52
Century Aluminum	$2.53B	2.22	$41.80M	$3.35	16.96

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 13.75% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 10.34%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 13.59% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freeport-McMoRan	10.34%	9.88%	5.26%
Century Aluminum	13.75%	13.59%	5.42%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Freeport-McMoRan on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Century Aluminum compare to HudBay Minerals?

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 8 more articles in the media than HudBay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Century Aluminum and 1 mentions for HudBay Minerals. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.33 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HudBay Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Century Aluminum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

HudBay Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.22%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.80%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than HudBay Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HudBay Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

HudBay Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Century Aluminum. HudBay Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals	$2.21B	4.48	$568.50M	$1.66	15.03
Century Aluminum	$2.53B	2.22	$41.80M	$3.35	16.96

HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 27.75% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 13.75%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 13.59% beat HudBay Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals	27.75%	10.04%	5.36%
Century Aluminum	13.75%	13.59%	5.42%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats HudBay Minerals on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Century Aluminum compare to Southern Copper?

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Southern Copper has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the broader market.

Southern Copper has a net margin of 34.13% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 13.75%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 45.63% beat Century Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southern Copper	34.13%	45.63%	23.88%
Century Aluminum	13.75%	13.59%	5.42%

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 4 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Century Aluminum and 5 mentions for Southern Copper. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Southern Copper's score of 0.77 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Southern Copper	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

7.9% of Southern Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Southern Copper presently has a consensus price target of $144.43, suggesting a potential downside of 18.31%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.80%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Southern Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southern Copper	7 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.62
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Southern Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southern Copper	$13.42B	10.79	$4.33B	$6.05	29.22
Century Aluminum	$2.53B	2.22	$41.80M	$3.35	16.96

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Southern Copper on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Century Aluminum compare to Kaiser Aluminum?

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the broader market.

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 13.75% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 4.14%. Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity of 17.00% beat Century Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	4.14%	17.00%	5.34%
Century Aluminum	13.75%	13.59%	5.42%

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 3 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Century Aluminum and 6 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Century Aluminum's score of 1.09 indicating that Kaiser Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kaiser Aluminum	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kaiser Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $159.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.78%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.80%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Kaiser Aluminum has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaiser Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.70B	0.75	$112.50M	$9.18	18.44
Century Aluminum	$2.53B	2.22	$41.80M	$3.35	16.96

Summary

Kaiser Aluminum and Century Aluminum tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CENX vs. The Competition

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Metric	Century Aluminum	METAL PROC&FABR Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$5.62B	$2.89B	$9.17B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.33%	3.59%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	16.96	20.03	25.14	25.27
Price / Sales	2.22	11.16	4,996.24	73.12
Price / Cash	39.70	30.82	27.76	54.86
Price / Book	4.38	2.79	4.79	6.90
Net Income	$41.80M	$86.22M	$793.75M	$334.66M
7 Day Performance	-3.55%	-5.44%	-0.78%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	-8.71%	4.04%	1.27%	-0.18%
1 Year Performance	246.67%	62.92%	36.14%	30.62%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CENX Century Aluminum	4.5827 of 5 stars	$56.82 -7.5%	$80.00 +40.8%	+246.7%	$5.62B	$2.53B	16.96	2,906	Positive News Analyst Upgrade Gap Down
AA Alcoa	3.5496 of 5 stars	$62.42 -0.3%	$64.27 +3.0%	+111.7%	$16.53B	$12.83B	15.80	14,900	Analyst Downgrade Gap Down
FCX Freeport-McMoRan	4.5434 of 5 stars	$55.55 -1.8%	$65.14 +17.3%	+65.8%	$81.27B	$25.92B	29.55	29,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast Gap Down
HBM HudBay Minerals	4.3264 of 5 stars	$21.77 -4.5%	$26.00 +19.4%	+207.1%	$9.06B	$2.21B	13.11	3,072	Gap Down
SCCO Southern Copper	2.1484 of 5 stars	$166.32 -2.8%	$144.25 -13.3%	+96.4%	$140.21B	$13.42B	27.49	16,617	Analyst Forecast Gap Down

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Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

CENX vs. AA, FCX, HBM, SCCO, and KALU

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Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

CENX vs. AA, FCX, HBM, SCCO, and KALU

How does Century Aluminum compare to Alcoa?

Which has more risk & volatility, AA or CENX?

Does the media refer more to AA or CENX?

Do analysts rate AA or CENX?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AA or CENX?

Is AA or CENX more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AA or CENX?

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How does Century Aluminum compare to Freeport-McMoRan?

Which has more volatility and risk, FCX or CENX?

Does the media prefer FCX or CENX?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FCX or CENX?

Do analysts rate FCX or CENX?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FCX or CENX?

Is FCX or CENX more profitable?

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How does Century Aluminum compare to HudBay Minerals?

Which has more volatility and risk, HBM or CENX?

Does the media prefer HBM or CENX?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HBM or CENX?

Do analysts rate HBM or CENX?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HBM or CENX?

Is HBM or CENX more profitable?

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How does Century Aluminum compare to Southern Copper?

Which has more risk and volatility, SCCO or CENX?

Is SCCO or CENX more profitable?

Does the media prefer SCCO or CENX?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCCO or CENX?

Do analysts rate SCCO or CENX?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SCCO or CENX?

Summary

How does Century Aluminum compare to Kaiser Aluminum?

Which has more risk and volatility, KALU or CENX?

Is KALU or CENX more profitable?

Does the media prefer KALU or CENX?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KALU or CENX?

Do analysts rate KALU or CENX?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KALU or CENX?

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